jerusalem artichoke

Questions about jerusalem artichoke

What does jerusalem artichoke mean?

jerusalem artichoke means "edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for jerusalem artichoke?

Close synonyms include girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, sunchoke. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jerusalem artichoke a common word?

jerusalem artichoke is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.