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artichoke plant

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Noun1.artichoke plant - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower headartichoke plant - Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
artichoke, Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke
artichoke, globe artichoke - a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart
Cynara, genus Cynara - artichoke; cardoon
vegetable - any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
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There, the seminary stands quietly amidst a garden of green artichoke plants and grass perched on the side of a small windy hill.
Travel Sapa Area - Ta Phin Village of Sapa Town, Vietnam by Bobby Nguyen / Travel, recreation and leisure community
If you live in Los Angeles, there is not much chance that you will see an artichoke plant growing in someone's garden or, if you do, you probably will not recognize it.
ARTICHOKES PREFER IT MILD, BUT CAN THRIVE IN WET WINTERS, HOT SUMMERS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
What most people are familiar with is actually the edible flower bud of the artichoke plant.
Artichoke Leaves Provide Stimulating Digestion Benefits by Darrell Miller / Food/cooking/nutrition community
 
 
 
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