Jerusalem artichoke的词源

英文词源

Jerusalem artichoke

"A knobbly edible tuber with white flesh, eaten as a vegetable", Early 17th century: Jerusalem, alteration of Italian girasole 'sunflower'.

中文词源

Jerusalem artichoke：洋姜，菊芋

来自意大利语girasole,太阳花，向日花，因这种植物花朝向太阳。后拼写被俗化为Jerusalem,同时加上artichoke对其加以说明，讽刺的是，这种植物与artichoke并非同类。比较avocado.

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