chorogi

Noun

chorogi (plural chorogis)

1. The Chinese artichoke or crosne, Stachys affinis or S. sieboldii, an herbaceous plant of the family Lamiaceae.
   • In general appearance, the plant is much like the Chorogi or Stachys Sieboldii which is sold as an esculent by the seedman, and a detailed report of which was made from this station two years ago1892, Horticultural division, “A new edible plant—Stachys Floridana”, in Bulletin of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, volume 61, page 329
   • However, few studies have examined the neuroprotective effects of S. sieboldii tuber extract (chorogi extract), and it remains unknown whether the extract can alleviate learning and memory dysfunction associated with vascular dementia or Alzheimer's disease.2015, S. Harada, T. Tsujita, A. Ono, K. Miyagi, T. Mori, S. Tokuyama, “Stachys sieboldii (Labiatae, Chorogi) Protects against Learning and Memory Dysfunction Associated with Ischemic Brain Injury”...
2. The edible rhizome of the plant.
   • Also called Chinese artichokes or chorogis, crosnes look like beetle larvae and taste like water chestnuts, but, in fact, they are tubers, in the mint family.2004, Nick Paumgarten, “Little Giant”, in The New Yorker, volume 80, number 35, page 23