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Jerusalem artichokeOne entry found. Main Entry: Je·ru·sa·lem artichoke Pronunciation: \jə-ˌrü-s(ə-)ləm-, -ˌrüz-ləm-, -ˈrü-zə-\ Function: noun Etymology: Jerusalem by folk etymology from Italian girasole girasole Date: 1639 : a perennial sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) of the United States and Canada widely cultivated for its tubers that are used as a vegetable and as a livestock feed; also : its tubers
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