JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE


Meaning of JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE in English

[Je.ru.sa.lem artichoke] n [Jerusalem by folk etymology fr. It girasole girasole] (1641): a perennial American sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) widely cultivated for its tubers that are used as a vegetable and as a livestock feed

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