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Definition of Helianthus tuberosus

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].

Meaning of Helianthus tuberosus from wikipedia

- The Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, topinambur, or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native...
- the species of Helianthus are native to North America and Central America. The best-known species is the common sunflower (Helianthus annuus). This and...
- scolymus, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) Leopard's bane (Arnica montana) Mugwort...
- esculentus (tigernut or chufa) Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke or sunchoke) Hemerocallis spp. (daylily) Lathyrus tuberosus (earthnut pea) Oxalis tuberosa...
- rhizomes. Native Americans domesticated the wild perennial sunflower Helianthus tuberosus by selecting individuals with larger tubers. This crop plant (now...
- crispum tuberosum Horseradish Armoracia rusticana Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus Jícama Pachyrhizus erosus Kencur Kaempferia galanga Lengkuas (Greater...
- origin, with the two parental species being Helianthus tuberosus and Helianthus pauciflorus. "Helianthus × laetiflorus Pers.". The Global Compositae Checklist...
- J. E. (2013). "Free-range pigs foraging on Jerusalem artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus L.) – Effect of feeding strategy on growth, feed conversion and animal...
- cardoon Cynara scolymus, artichoke Dioscorea bulbifera, air potato Helianthus tuberosus, Jerusalem artichoke Ipomoea batatas, sweet potato Lablab purpureus...
- (Asteroideae; Heliantheae; Asteraceae) Erect knotweed Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus; Asteraceae), also known as topinambour Little barley Maple sap (Acer;...