HELIANTHUS TUBEROSUS

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

girasol; Helianthus tuberosus; Jerusalem artichoke; Jerusalem artichoke sunflower

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Helianthus tuberosus" 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 "Helianthus tuberosus"):

Jerusalem artichoke (edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke)

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