nounascălĭaASCALIA☆ KeepMeaningthe edible part of the artichokeLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ASCALIALEWIS & SHORTASCALIAascălĭa, ae, f., = ἀσκαλία, I. the edible part of the artichoke, Plin. 21, 16, 57, § 97.Read the whole entry