girasole

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian girasole.

Noun

girasole (plural girasoles)

  1. (US) Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke
    • 1918, T. D. A. Cokcerell, “The girasole or Jerusalem artichoke, a neglected source of food”, in The Scientific Monthly, volume 6, page 265:
      The girasole can not become a competitor of the potato in such regions as the mountains of Colorado, but it thrives along the foothills and on the plains.
  2. Alternative form of girasol (“fire opal”)

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Italian

Noun

girasole m (plural girasoli)

  1. sunflower

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