Jerusalem artichoke
Noun
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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
- ground pear
- French: topinambour
- German: Topinambur
- Italian: (plant and tuber) topinambur
- Portuguese: tupinambor, tupinambo
- Russian: топина́мбур
- Spanish: topinambur
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