单词 | sunchoke |
释义 | sunchoken. Originally and chiefly U.S. Originally: a plant that is a hybrid of the Jerusalem artichoke ( Helianthus tuberosus) with another species of sunflower (probably the common sunflower, H. annuus, or H. strumosus). In later use also: the Jerusalem artichoke itself. Also: a tuber of either of these plants. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > root vegetable > [noun] > other root vegetables skirret1338 pease earthnut1548 skirret-root1565 rampion1573 Tragopogon1578 oca1604 tuckahoe1612 groundnut1636 sedge-root1648 breadroot1756 tannia1756 rush nut1783 wapato1796 cous1806 vegetable oyster1806 prairie turnip1811 prairie potato1828 murnong1836 Tartarian bread1836 biscuitroot1837 yam-bean1864 tiger-nut1887 wasabi1903 ramp1946 sunchoke1955 1955 Southern Cooperative Ser. Bull. (Georgia Agric. Exper. Station) No. 27. 39 Sensational claims for a hybrid Helianthus in Europe led to the introduction of ‘Sunchokes’ from Sweden. Probably a cross between the Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus and H. stromosus. 1961 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. 14 July 9/1 The sunchoke—a hybrid between the common artichoke and another plant in that family. 1981 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 8 Apr. j4/2 Sunchokes are tubers (or roots)... They have a delicate nutty taste. 1994 Independent (Nexis) 29 Jan. 32 Once they [sc. artichokes] were brought to Europe, it became clear that they were related to the sunflower (they are sometimes called sunchokes). 2009 Times 5 Feb. 33 Jerusalem artichokes are also known as sunchokes in the US and are not related to summer's artichoke. They are gnarly little tubers that resemble ginger root and have a sweet, nutty flavour. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1957 Agronomy Jrnl. 49 336/1 This paper reports the chemical composition of sunchoke silage. 1961 Muscatine (Iowa) Jrnl. 14 July 9/1 The sunchoke tubers contain insulin which hydrolizes to form a simple sugar. 1981 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 8 Apr. j4/4 (heading) Spicy sunchoke salad. 2006 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 10 June (Lifestyle section) c7 A demitasse of chilled sunchoke soup. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955 |
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