Je-rū'sa-lem Ār'ti-chōke

[In this name, the word Jerusalem is a mere corruption of the Italian girasole, i. e., sunflower, or turnsole.] (Bot.) A plant (the Helianthus tuberosum of Brazil), cultivated in Europe and the United States. It is a species of sunflower, the roots of which are used in Europe as food, and the leaves given to cattle. Baird.