| NOUN | plant | Jerusalem artichoke | edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke |
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| plant | Jerusalem artichoke, girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus | tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves | |
| food | Jerusalem artichoke, sunchoke | sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips |
| Meaning | edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke. | |
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| Part of | Jerusalem artichoke, girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus | tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves |
| Broader | tuber | A fleshy underground stem or root serving for reproductive and food storage |
| Meaning | tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers. | |
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| Synonyms | girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus | |
| Parts | Jerusalem artichoke | edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke |
| Broader | sunflower, helianthus | Any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays |
| Meaning | sunflower tuber eaten raw or boiled or sliced thin and fried as Saratoga chips. | |
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| Synonym | sunchoke | |
| Broader | root vegetable | Any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers |
| Spanish | aguaturma, pataca, patata de caña, sunchoke, topinambur, tupinambo | |
| Catalan | nyàmara, sunchoke | |
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