ARTICHOKE

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The vegetables called artichoke

Other uses

The vegetables called artichoke

'Artichoke' may refer to any of three types of vegetables.

★ When unqualified, the term "artichoke" nearly always refers to the 'globe artichoke', of which the aboveground part is eaten, in contrast to the other two, where a root part is eaten.

★ The 'Jerusalem artichoke' ''Helianthus tuberosus'' is a species of sunflower, hence it's also called '''sunchoke'''. The edible part of the plant is the tuber.

★ The 'Chinese artichoke' ''Stachys affinis'' is a species of woundwort. The edible part of the plant is the tuber.

Other uses

★ 'Project ARTICHOKE', a CIA operation.

★ 'The Artichoke Pendant' is a famous light fixture designed by Poul Henningsen in 1958.