helianthus tuberosus

3 definitions found

helianthus tuberosus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
     'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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 two
        species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and
        Solanum 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.
        [1913 Webster]

  Synanthrose \Syn*an"throse"\ (s[i^]n*[a^]n"thr[=o]s), n. [From
     NL. Synantherae the Compositae; Gr. sy`n with + 'anqh`ros
     blooming.] (Chem.)
     A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the
     tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus),
     in the dahlia, and other Compositae.
     [1913 Webster]

helianthus tuberosus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Helianthus tuberosus
      n 1: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely
           cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn:
           Jerusalem artichoke, girasol, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower
           , Helianthus tuberosus]