| Jerusalem | n. [ Gr. 'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y&ebreve_;rūshālaim. ] The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]
Jerusalem artichoke [ Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e., sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar. ] (Bot.) (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower (Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used as food. (b) One of the tubers themselves. --
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of cherries. --
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot (Chenopodium Botrys), common about houses and along roadsides. --
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family (Phlomis tuberosa). --
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree (Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm countries, and used for hedges. --
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City. [ 1913 Webster ]
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