| 词汇 | sunchoke |
| 释义 | sunchoke noun[ C ] mainly USuk /ˈsʌn.tʃəʊk/ us /ˈsʌn.tʃoʊk/ [ C ] a North American type of sunflower(= a plant, which usually has a very tall stem and a single large, round, flat, yellow flower, with many long, thin, narrow petals), that forms tubers(= swollen underground stems or roots): Sunchokes are a member of the sunflower family and produce delicious, crunchy tubers to eat. Sunchokes thrive in neglected areas of waste ground. [ C or U ] the tuber(= swollen root) of the sunchoke plant that looks like a rough, lumpy(= with a lot of raised areas) potato , and is eaten as a root vegetable: Sunchokes are the unusual knobbly looking root tuber with a sweet nutty flavour. Prepared like potatoes, sunchoke can be served with or without the skin. Last night's menu included a delicious sunchoke puree. Native Americans cultivated sunchokes for centuries before the settlers arrived. The “jerusalem artichoke” or “sunchoke” is the enlarged underground stem of helianthus tuberosus, a type of sunflower in the aster family. Always choose sunchokes that are firm, with no mould on them. Flowers & flowering plants aconite adam-and-eve aeonium African daisy agapanthus edelweiss eglantine elderflower elephant ear erythronium locoweed loosestrife lords-and-ladies lotus love-in-a-mist sea pink sedum sego lily self-heal senecio You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of vegetable SynonymJerusalem artichoke |
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