Je|ru|sa|lem artichoke

Je|ru|sa|lem artichoke
Je|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, girasole]

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