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Chinese artichoke

noun

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

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Origin of Chinese artichoke

First recorded in 1900–05

Also called chorogi, Japanese artichoke, knotroot.

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