girasol

girasol
[ˈdʒɪrəsɒl, -səʊl]
(亦作 girasole -səʊl)
noun
  1. a kind of opal reflecting a reddish glow
    青蛋白石
  2. North American term for Jerusalem artichoke
    (北美)。 同 Jerusalem artichoke
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (in the sense 'sunflower'): from French, or from Italian girasole, from girare 'to turn' + sole 'sun' (because the sunflower turns to follow the path of the sun)
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