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

Derived forms: Jerusalem artichokes

Type of: helianthus, root vegetable, sunflower, tuber

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