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Helianthus tuberosus (gcide) | Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
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Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
(Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and
Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
(Phlomis tuberosa).
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
(Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
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Helianthus tuberosus (gcide) | Synanthrose \Syn*an"throse"\ (s[i^]n*[a^]n"thr[=o]s), n. [From
NL. Synantherae the Compositae; Gr. sy`n with + 'anqh`ros
blooming.] (Chem.)
A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the
tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus),
in the dahlia, and other Compositae.
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helianthus tuberosus (wn) | Helianthus tuberosus
n 1: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely
cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn:
Jerusalem artichoke, girasol, {Jerusalem artichoke
sunflower}, Helianthus tuberosus] |
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