Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A North American sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) having yellow, rayed flower heads and edible tubers.
- noun The tuber of this plant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
artichoke , etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
variety ofsunflower ,Helianthus tuberosus , native toNorth America , having yellow flower heads andedible tubers - noun the tuber of this plant, eaten as a
vegetable ; thesunchoke
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
- noun edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
- noun sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[By folk etymology from Italian girasole, sunflower; see girasol.]
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Italian girasole, sunflower, mistaken for "Jerusalem" via folk etymology + artichoke
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Jerusalem artichoke.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
chained_bear commented on the word Jerusalem artichoke
Usage/historical note in comment on girasole.
January 11, 2017