■ noun
1》 a knobbly tuber with white flesh, eaten as a vegetable.
2》 the tall North American plant, closely related to the sunflower, which produces the ~. [ Helianthus tuberosus .]
Origin
C17: Jerusalem , alt. of Ital. girasole 'sunflower'.
■ noun
1》 a knobbly tuber with white flesh, eaten as a vegetable.
2》 the tall North American plant, closely related to the sunflower, which produces the ~. [ Helianthus tuberosus .]
Origin
C17: Jerusalem , alt. of Ital. girasole 'sunflower'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004