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Webster 1913 Edition


Jerusalem

Je-ru′sa-lem

(jē̍-rṳ′sȧ-lĕm)
,
Noun.
[Gr.
Ἰερουσαλήμ
, fr. Heb.
Yĕrūshālaim
.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
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.

Definition 2024


Jerusalém

Jerusalém

See also: Jerusalem, Jérusalem, and Jerúsalem

Portuguese

Jerusalém

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Jerusalém f

  1. Jerusalem (a city in Israel and Palestine)

Synonyms

  • Hierosólima (historical)

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