girasol
/ˈdʒɪrəsɒl/(亦作girasole / -səʊl/)
noun
1
- a kind of opal reflecting a reddish glow青蛋白石。
2
- North American term for
J ERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.〈北美〉同J ERUSALEM ARTICHOKE.
词源
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).