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Noun: girasol  'ji-ru,sówl or 'ji-ru,sól
  1. An opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colours
    - fire opal, girasole
     
  2. Tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers
    - Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke sunflower, Helianthus tuberosus, girasole

Derived forms: girasols

Type of: helianthus, opal, sunflower

Encyclopedia: Girasol