Chinese artichoke

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noun

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

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Also called chorogi, Japanese artichoke, knotroot.

Origin of Chinese artichoke

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby Chinese artichoke

Chindit, Chindwin, chine, Chinee, Chinese, Chinese artichoke, Chinese block, Chinese boxes, Chinese burn, Chinese cabbage, Chinese calendar

How to use Chinese artichoke in a sentence

The family was taking some private moments for a closing of the coffin in keeping with Chinese ritual.
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Monitoring Chinese social-media platforms has paid off for the Chinese government.
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HONG KONG—Last year, I met a Chinese graduate student on a tour of the northeastern United States before his first day at Harvard.
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We ought to seek Chinese cooperation in a response to this North Korean act of aggression.
Obama Could Hit China to Punish North Korea|Shane Harris, Tim Mak|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Some experts suggest that other parties, perhaps Iranian or Chinese, may have played some role.
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Undesirable inhabitants of the country are being sent away, especially the Japanese, who are more dangerous than the Chinese.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Rich natives and Chinese lost large sums of money, the total of which cannot be ascertained.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Besides, we now know that the plant which furnishes the Chinese tobacco is even said to grow wild in the East Indies.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Truly, with four or five thousand Chinese, the community would be well served and the country free from danger.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
There are at present more than sixteen thousand Chinese in this city of Manila, who have received license to stay in the country.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various