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S tuberosus
(gcide) | Finback \Fin"back`\, n. (Zool.)
Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Bal[ae]noptera, and
allied genera, of the family Bal[ae]nopterid[ae],
characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common
finbacks of the New England coast are {Sibbaldius
tectirostris} and S. tuberosus.
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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.
[1913 Webster]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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Hermodactylus tuberosus
(gcide) | Snake's-head \Snake's"-head`\, n. (Bot.)
The Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its
spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head. --Dr.
Prior.
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Snake's-head iris (Bot.), an iridaceous plant
(Hermodactylus tuberosus) of the Mediterranean region.
The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.
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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] |
lathyrus tuberosus
(wn) | Lathyrus tuberosus
n 1: European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in
Scotland to flavor whiskey [syn: heath pea, {earth-nut
pea}, earthnut pea, tuberous vetch, {Lathyrus
tuberosus}] |
pachyrhizus tuberosus
(wn) | Pachyrhizus tuberosus
n 1: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
[syn: yam bean, potato bean, Pachyrhizus tuberosus] |
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