Sunroot
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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More examples"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.