Jerusalem artichoke see under artichoke

Jerusalem cherry noun

A S American plant (Solanum pseudo-capsicum) with reddish cherry-like berries

Jerusalem cross noun (heraldry)

A cross potent

Jerusalem letters plural noun (historical)

Letters or symbols tattooed on someone who has made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem

Jerusalem oak noun

A pungent-smelling Mediterranean plant (Chenopodium botrys), naturalized in N America where it is regarded as a weed

Jerusalem pony noun

A donkey

Jerusalem sage noun

A perennial plant (Phlomis fruticosa) found in S Europe, with dense yellow flowers

artichoke /ärˈti-chōk/

1. A thistlelike perennial plant (Cynara scolymus) with large fleshy scaly head and bracts and edible receptacle
2. The grey-green flower-head of the artichoke, served as a vegetable (also globe artichoke)

Jerusalem artichoke

1. A totally different plant (Helianthus tuberosus), a species of sunflower with edible tubers like potatoes (Jerusalem being a corruption of Ital girasole sunflower)
2. The white-fleshed tuber with knobbly brownish or reddish skin, served as a vegetable