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Helianthus tuberosus
Jerusalem Je*ru"sa*lem, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Y?r?sh[=a]laim.] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of either of two species of Solanum (S. Pseudo-capsicum and S. capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
Helianthus tuberosus
Synanthrose Syn*an"throse", n. [From NL. Synanther[ae] the Composit[ae]; Gr. sy`n with + ? blooming.] (Chem.) A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), in the dahlia, and other Composit[ae].
S tuberosus
Finback Fin"back`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any whale of the genera Sibbaldius, Bal[ae]noptera, and allied genera, of the family Bal[ae]nopterid[ae], characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common finbacks of the New England coast are Sibbaldius tectirostris and S. tuberosus.

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- as jícama, but the one found in many markets is P. erosus. The two cultivated forms of P. erosus are jícama de agua and jícama de leche, both named for...
- beginning with Erio erosus L indented, jagged, serrated jícama, Pachyrhizus erosus; serrated hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys erosa erosus – erosa – erosum erythro-...
- Alcidodes erosus, is a species of weevil found in Sri Lanka. Typical body length is about 9 to 11.5 mm. "Alcidodes erosus Haaf, 1960". www.gbif.org (in...
- Tachyrhynchus erosus, common name the eroded turretsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. The maximum...
- Harpalus erosus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae. It was described by Mannerheim in 1825. "Harpalus erosus Mannerheim, 1825"....
- Velvet bean, cowitch (Mucuna pruriens var. utilis) Yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) Legumes are widely distributed as the third-largest land plant family in...
- literature under various names. In 1778, Georg Heinrich Weber called it Lichen erosus, and several synonyms were created then this epithet was recombined into...
- from large, often edible taproots. The jícama /ˈhɪkəmə/ or yam bean (P. erosus) is a vine widely grown for its large (10–15 cm diameter and up to 20 kg...
- napus, or B. napobr****ica) Pachyrhizus erosus (Mexican turnip, yam bean, sweet turnip, jicama, or Pachyrhizus erosus) Daikon (white radish, mooli, or Raph****...
- Eros + M****acre (エロス＋虐殺, Erosu purasu gyakusatsu) is a 1969 ****anese experimental drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida, who wrote it in cooperation...