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Noun: Jerusalem artichoke  ji'roosulum 'aa(r)ti`chowk
  1. Sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips
    - sunchoke
     
  2. Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
    - girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus
     
  3. Edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke

Derived forms: Jerusalem artichokes

Type of: helianthus, root vegetable, sunflower, tuber

Encyclopedia: Jerusalem artichoke

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