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Chinese artichoke

American

noun

a hairy plant, Stachys affinis, of China and Japan, having numerous small, white, edible tubers.

Etymology

Origin of Chinese artichoke

First recorded in 1900–05

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Chinese artichoke

They would then serve the encrusted fish with crosnes, sometimes called a Chinese artichoke, which Langhorne had dug up.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023

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