Artichoke
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Plants
- Globe artichokeArtichoke-Plants:* Globe artichoke, a partially edible perennial thistle originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean* Jerusalem artichoke, a species of sunflower with an edible tuber...
, a partially edible perennial thistle originating in southern Europe around the Mediterranean - Jerusalem artichokeJerusalem artichokeThe Jerusalem artichoke , also called the sunroot, sunchoke, earth apple or topinambour, is a species of sunflower native to eastern North America, and found from Eastern Canada and Maine west to North Dakota, and south to northern Florida and Texas...
, a species of sunflower with an edible tuber - Stachys affinisStachys affinisStachys affinis, the Chinese artichoke, chorogi, knotroot, artichoke betony, or crosne, is an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae. Its tuber can be grown as a root vegetable. While the plant is easy to grow, the tubers are small, convoluted, and indented, so they are difficult to...
, also known as the Chinese artichoke or Artichoke betony, an herbaceous perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae - Artichoke cactusArtichoke cactusObregonia, the artichoke cactus, is a genus of cacti with a single species, Obregonia denegrii. The genus Obregonia is named after Álvaro Obregón. This rare species resembles an inverted green pine cone with a woolly center. It grows slowly in culture and requires little water...
, a species of cactus
Other uses
Artichoke may also refer to:- ArtichokeArtichoke (creative company)Artichoke, also known as the Artichoke Trust, is a London-based British company and registered charitable trust that stages arts spectacles and live events...
, a creative company specialising in arts events - Project ARTICHOKEProject ARTICHOKEProject ARTICHOKE was a CIA project that researched interrogation methods and arose from Project BLUEBIRD on August 20, 1951, run by the CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence...
, a CIA operation - Artichoke Township, MinnesotaArtichoke Township, MinnesotaArtichoke Township is a township in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 84 as of the 2000 census. Artichoke is also the name of an unincorporated hamlet within Artichoke Township.-Geography:...
, a civil township in the United States - PH ArtichokePH ArtichokeThe PH Artichoke Pendant is a designer Light fixture manufactured by Louis Poulsen. It was designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958. A chrome inner diffuser also assists in the proper even reflection of the light source...
, a designer Light fixture manufactured by Louis Poulsen - Artichoke Italian latent virusArtichoke Italian latent virusArtichoke Italian latent virus is a plant pathogenic virus of the family Comoviridae.-External links:**...
, a plant pathogenic virus