artichoke
71Je|ru|sa|lem artichoke — «juh ROO suh luhm», 1. a kind of sunflower native to North America that bears edible tubers. 2. its tuber, that tastes somewhat like an artichoke, used as a vegetable. ╂[the use of Jerusalem as an alteration of Italian girasole sunflower,… …
72Jerusalem artichoke — Jerusalem Je*ru sa*lem (j[ e]*r[udd] s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr. Ieroysalh m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. [1913… …
73globe artichoke — noun Date: 1846 artichoke 1 …
74Chinese artichoke — a hairy plant, Stachys affinis, of China and Japan, having numerous small, white, edible tubers. Also called chorogi, Japanese artichoke, knotroot. [1900 05] * * * …
75Japanese artichoke. — See Chinese artichoke. [1900 05] * * * …
76globe artichoke — noun artichoke, Cynara scolymus …
77Jerusalem artichoke — Je|ru|sa|lem ar|ti|choke [dʒəˌru:sələm ˈa:tıtʃəuk US ˈa:rtıtʃouk] n an ↑artichoke …
78globe artichoke — noun count a round green vegetable in which the leaves grow in a ball shape on a tall stem …
79globe artichoke — globe artichokes see artichoke …
80Jerusalem artichoke — 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 Jerusalem artichoke. [Helianthus tuberosus.] Origin C17: Jerusalem, alt. of Ital. girasole… …