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JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SUNFLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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)