"sunroot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sunroots [plural]
Etymology: From sun + root (because it is the root of a variety of sunflower); the winner of a contest on March 23, 1918, by Gardeners' Chronicle to name the edible tuber of Helianthus tuberosus. The winning entry was announced on June 8, 1918. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sun|root}} sun + root, {{taxfmt|Helianthus tuberosus|species}} Helianthus tuberosus Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sunroot (countable and uncountable, plural sunroots)
  1. Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke (tuber). Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Jerusalem artichoke [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sunroot-en-noun-en:tuber_of_Q146190 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20
  2. Synonym of Jerusalem artichoke (plant or species). Wikidata QID: Q146190 Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: Jerusalem artichoke [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sunroot-en-noun-en:Q146190 Categories (other): Heliantheae tribe plants Disambiguation of Heliantheae tribe plants: 33 67

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