Jerusalem artichoke
English
Plant with flowers (1)
Tubers (2)
Etymology
Uncertain, possible corruption of Italian girasole articiocco (“sunflower artichoke”), with girasole mistaken for the word Jerusalem via folk etymology[1].
Noun
Jerusalem artichoke (plural Jerusalem artichokes)
- a variety of sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, native to North America, having yellow flower heads and edible tubers
- the tuber of this plant, eaten as a vegetable; the sunchoke
Synonyms
- ground pear
- (tuber): earthapple
Translations
plant and tuber
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