English Explanatory Dictionary

sunroot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke (both the plant and the edible root)

Word forms

sunroot sunroots

Etymology

From sun + root (because it is the root of a variety of sunflower); the winner of a contest on March 23, 1918, by Gardeners' Chronicle to name the edible tuber of Helianthus tuberosus. The winning entry was announced on June 8, 1918.

Synonyms

Jerusalem artichoke
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