crosne
/kɹoʊn/
crosne noun: a vegetable, of species Stachys affinis; a Chinese artichoke.
Noun
crosne (plural crosnes)
- A vegetable, of species Stachys affinis; a Chinese artichoke.
- Also called Chinese artichokes or chorogis, crosnes look like beetle larvae and taste like water chestnuts, but, in fact, they are tubers, in the mint family.2004, Nick Paumgarten, “Little Giant”, in The New Yorker, volume 80, number 35, page 23
- Kumquat and crosnes round out the dish, fulfilling the apparent fancy restaurant obligation to marshal off-the-beaten-path ingredients.2007 April 25, “Dining Briefs”, in New York Times
Forms of crosne
| plural | crosnes |
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Origin of crosne
Borrowed from French crosne.
Words that rhyme with crosne
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- moan
- throne
- atone
- clone
- crone
- prone
- depone
- hone
- loan
- cologne
- condone
- disenthrone
- disown
- eau de cologne
- enthrone
- groan
- intone
- roan
- Sloan
- Sloane
- thrown
- unknown
- bemoan
- cobblestone
- Copplestone
- grown
- joan
- known
- none
- overgrown
- pension
- phone
- postpone
- redstone
- sone
- Stallone
- answer phone
- arthron
- beknown
- cauterizing stone
- compone
- crown
- cuboidal bone
- cuttlefish bone
- Ediphone
- enzone
- flown
- Four Shire Stone
Questions about crosne
- What does crosne mean?
- Crosne means a vegetable, of species Stachys affinis; a Chinese artichoke.
- What part of speech is crosne?
- Crosne is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crosne?
- Crosne is pronounced /kɹoʊn/.
- What is the plural of crosne?
- The plural of crosne is crosnes.
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