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jerusalem artichoke
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Jerusalem artichoke
(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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
jerusalem artichoke
(wn) | Jerusalem artichoke
n 1: edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
2: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated
for its large irregular edible tubers [syn: {Jerusalem
artichoke}, girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower,
Helianthus tuberosus]
3: sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried
as Saratoga chips [syn: Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke] |
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