Jerusalem artichoke
English
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Etymology
Uncertain, possible corruption of Italian girasole articiocco (“sunflower artichoke”), with girasole mistaken for the word Jerusalem via folk etymology.[1]
Noun
Jerusalem artichoke (plural Jerusalem artichokes)
- A variety of sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, native to North America, having yellow flower heads and edible tubers.
- The tuber of this plant, eaten as a vegetable.
- Synonyms: earthapple, sunchoke
Synonyms
Translations
plant and tuber
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References
- ^ Smith, James Edward (1807) chapter 12, in An introduction to physiological and systematical botany: “A corruption, as I presume, of the Italian name Girasole Articiocco, sun-flower Artichoke, as the plant was first brought from Peru to Italy, and thence propagated throughout Europe.”
Further reading
Jerusalem artichoke on Wikipedia.Wikipedia