sunroot

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

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

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