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Helianthus tuberosus
Jerusalem Je*ru"sa*lem, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo-capsicum and S. capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
Helianthus tuberosus
Synanthrose Syn*an"throse", n. [From NL. Synanther[ae] the Composit[ae]; Gr. sy`n with + ? blooming.] (Chem.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), in the dahlia, and other Composit[ae].
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Finback Fin"back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Bal[ae]noptera, and allied genera, of the family Bal[ae]nopterid[ae], characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.

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- Berosus may refer to: In Gr**** mythology: Berosus, father of Tanais by Lysippe (Amazon) Berosus, father of the Sibyl Sabbe by Erymanthe Berossus (3rd...
- Berossus (/bəˈrɒsəs/) or Berosus (/bəˈroʊsəs/; Ancient Gr****: Βηρωσσος, romanized: Bērōssos; possibly derived from Akkadian: , romanized: Bēl-rēʾušunu...
- northwestern sides. The interior floor of Berosus has been flooded by lava, and so is level and nearly featureless. Berosus is a crater of Nectarian age. By convention...
- Berosus pantherinus is a species of hydrophilid beetle native to the United States. It was originally described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1855 and is...
- Berosus fraternus is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in North America. "Berosus fraternus Report". Integrated...
- Berosus moerens is a species of water scavenger beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. It is found in Central America. "Berosus moerens Report". Integrated...
- genus Berosus Leach of Cuba (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae)". ZooKeys (273): 73–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.273.4591. PMC 3677367. PMID 23794806. "Berosus exiguus...
- Berosus youngi is a species of water scavenger beetle found in the United States. This species can be distinguished from other members of Berosus in the...
- Berosus infuscatus is a species of hydrophilid beetle from the United States, Mexico and Cuba. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berosus infuscatus...
- Berosus interstitialis is a species of hydrophilid beetles from the Bahamas, Haiti, Guadeloupe, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Deler-Hernández;...