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sunchoke

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Naturally Grown Sunchokes
Fresh Jerusalem Artichoke (sunchoke) tubers from Delaware.
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sun⋅choke

  [suhn-chohk]
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–noun
Jerusalem artichoke (def. 2).
Origin:
1980–85; sun(flower) + (arti)choke
Naturally Grown Sunchokes
Fresh Jerusalem Artichoke (sunchoke) tubers from Delaware.
www.localharvest.org

Jerusalem artichoke

 
–noun
1. Also called girasol. a sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks.
2. Also called sunchoke. the tuber itself.
Origin:
1635–45; alter. of It girasole articiocco edible sunflower. See girasol, artichoke
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Jerusalem artichoke  
n.   In both senses also called girasol.

  1. A North American sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) having yellow, rayed flower heads and edible tubers.

  2. The tuber of this plant, eaten as a vegetable. Also called sunchoke.


[By folk etymology from Italian girasole, sunflower; see girasol.]
sun·choke   (sŭn'chōk')   
n.  See Jerusalem artichoke.

[sun + (arti)choke.]
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