JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jerusalem artichoke mean? 

• JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (noun)
  The noun JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE has 3 senses:

1. edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke

2. tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers

3. sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips

  Familiarity information: JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Jerusalem artichoke" is a kind of...):

tuber (a fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage)

Holonyms ("Jerusalem artichoke" is a part of...):

girasol; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke sunflower (tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

girasol; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke sunflower

Hypernyms ("Jerusalem artichoke" is a kind of...):

helianthus; sunflower (any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays)

Meronyms (parts of "Jerusalem artichoke"):

Jerusalem artichoke (edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

Jerusalem artichoke; sunchoke

Hypernyms ("Jerusalem artichoke" is a kind of...):

root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)