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Je·ru·sa·lem artichoke | \ jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm- 
, -ˈrüz-ləm-, -ˈrü-zə- \
, -ˈrüz-ləm-, -ˈrü-zə- \Definition of Jerusalem artichoke
: a perennial sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus) of the U.S. 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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The first known use of Jerusalem artichoke was in 1639
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