name
Meaning 1
A surname.
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Standard Lemma guide
cardon
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CMU ARPABET: K AA0 R D AO1 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of several large columnar cacti mostly of the genus Cereus.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cardón, from from Late Latin cardōnem, from Latin cardus, alternative form of carduus (“thistle”). Doublet of cardoon and chard.