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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 tubersplay

  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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