Jerusalem artichoke
noun
a sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, having edible, tuberous, underground stems or rootstocks.
Jerusalem artichokes
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pluralof Jerusalem artichoke.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Jerusalem artichokes, aka sunchokes, provide even more, but my favorite thorny-tipped, green ones have their fair share as well.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023
And our second course: pike and parsnips smoked in junipers with potatoes, wild onion, Jerusalem artichokes and a confetti drop of herb salad.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2019
Highlights include gnocchi with Maine lobster, English peas, cherry tomato and Fresno chile peppers; and grass-fed veal chop with roasted Jerusalem artichokes, sautéed Swiss chard, brown butter and sage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2018
The menu betrays little in the way of French roots: bacon scones, Cornish crab with Jerusalem artichokes and lemon, Cornish turbot, Lincolnshire guinea fowl and Yorkshire rhubarb with Brillat-Savarin cheese.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2016
She has also dug up a batch of Jerusalem artichokes, and I pick up one of the potatolike tubers she missed.
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
