Jerusalem artichoke
noun/dʒəˌruːsələm ˈɑːtɪtʃəʊk/
/dʒəˌruːsələm ˈɑːrtɪtʃəʊk/
(British English also artichoke)
- a light-brown root vegetable that looks like a potatoTopics Foodc2Word Originearly 17th cent.: Jerusalem, alteration of Italian girasole ‘sunflower’.
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Jerusalem artichoke