Jerusalem artichoke

noun

Also called girasol.��a sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks.
Also called sunchoke.��the tuber itself.

Jerusalem artichoke

a North American sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, widely cultivated for its underground edible tubers
the tuber of this plant, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

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1635–45; alteration of Italian girasole articiocco edible sunflower. See girasol, artichoke

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C17: by folk etymology from Italian girasole articiocco; see _girasol

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Examples have not been reviewed.

Jerusalem artichoke, or sunchoke, a perennial sunflower, will try to outdo even the tall coneflower in height and inclination to spread.

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