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gherkin Gherkin (Cucumis anguria)
The gourd family: Melons, squashes, and cucumbers
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Anemone coronaria, the poppy anemone, Spanish marigold, or windflower, is a species of flowering plant.
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Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
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United States Electoral College votes by state
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
12 Greek Gods and Goddesses
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
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Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland
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gherkin: References & Edit History

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Add new Web site: Art in Context - The Gherkin, London – The UK’s Famous Egg-Shaped Building. Dec 01, 2023
Deleted Web site: Art in Context - The Gherkin, London – The UK’s Famous Egg-Shaped Building. Dec 01, 2023
Links added. Oct 23, 2023
Added photo of a gherkin fruit. Aug 31, 2016
Article thoroughly revised. Jan 12, 2016
Article revised and updated. Apr 23, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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