Sunroot

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke (both the plant and the edible root) countable, uncountable

    "Cultivating your own sunroots is easy! — a lot easier, in fact, than getting rid of this perennial sunflower once it's become established."

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jerusalem artichoke

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"Cultivating your own sunroots is easy! — a lot easier, in fact, than getting rid of this perennial sunflower once it's become established."

Etymology

From sun + root (because it is the root of a variety of sunflower); the winner of a contest on March 23, 1918, by Gardeners' Chronicle to name the edible tuber of Helianthus tuberosus. The winning entry was announced on June 8, 1918.

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