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‖ topinambou|tɒpɪˈnæmbuː|
Also 9 -bour, -bar.
[a. F. topinambou (16th c.), now topinambour, from the name of a people of Brazil.]
A name for the Jerusalem Artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus, a native of tropical America.
1666J. Davies Hist. Caribby Isles 56 Topinambous or artichokes which are now not only very common in most parts but cheap. 1698Osborne tr. Froger's Voy. Straits Magellan 60 The potato and ighname are roots very like the toupinanbous. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Topinambar, a name for the Jerusalem artichoke. 1866Treas. Bot., Topinambour, (Fr.) Helianthus tuberosus. |