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JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SUNFLOWER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jerusalem artichoke sunflower mean?
• JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SUNFLOWER (noun)
The noun JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SUNFLOWER has 1 sense:
1. tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
Familiarity information: JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SUNFLOWER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SUNFLOWER (noun)
Sense 1
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 sunflower" 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 sunflower"):
Jerusalem artichoke (edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke)
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