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What is another word for Cardo?

Pronunciation: [kˈɑːdə͡ʊ] (IPA)

Cardo is a term that is often used to describe a type of plant, also known as the "common thistle". However, there are many other words and phrases that can be used to refer to this unique plant. Some synonyms for cardo include "spiny burdock", "burdock thistle", "wild burdock", "common burdock", and "greater burdock". These terms all refer to the same plant, but may be used in different contexts or regions. Regardless of the term used, the cardo is a unique and important plant that has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties and as a food source.
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Modern writers speak of the Cardo and the decumanus of Roman towns, and even apply to them more highly technical terms such as striga and scamnum.
"Ancient Town-Planning"
F. Haverfield
And first I must mention, as a great curiosity, a specimen that was ploughed up in the chalky fields, near the side of the down, and given to me for the singularity of its appearance, which, to an incurious eye, seems like a petrified fish of about four inches long, the Cardo passing for an head and mouth.
"The-Natural-History-of-Selborne"
White, Gilbert
At Tampico, we resisted the attractions of the hotels "where Americans always stop," and went to the unpretentious Pan Cardo.
"In Indian Mexico (1908)"
Frederick Starr

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