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jerusalem artichoke
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun jerusalem artichoke has 3 senses
- jerusalem artichoke(n = noun.plant) Array - edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke; Array is a part of girasol, helianthus tuberosus, jerusalem artichoke, jerusalem artichoke sunflower
- jerusalem artichoke(n = noun.plant) girasol, helianthus tuberosus, jerusalem artichoke sunflower - tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers; Array is a kind of helianthus, sunflower
- jerusalem artichoke(n = noun.food) sunchoke - sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips; Array is a kind of root vegetable
is a kind of tuber
has parts: jerusalem artichoke
OXFORD DICTIONARY
jerusalem artichoke, n.
1 a species of sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, with edible underground tubers.
2 this tuber used as a vegetable.
1 a species of sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, with edible underground tubers.
2 this tuber used as a vegetable.
Etymology
corrupt. of It. girasole sunflower
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