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Jerusalem artichoke

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A variety of sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, native to North America, having yellow flower heads and edible tubers.
  2. 2
    sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips wordnet
  3. 3
    The tuber of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
  4. 4
    tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers wordnet
  5. 5
    edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke wordnet

Etymology

Uncertain, possible corruption of Italian articiocco girasole (“sunflower artichoke”), with girasole mistaken for the word Jerusalem.

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