coontie, Florida arrowroot, Seminole bread, Zamia pumila
(noun) small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot
Source: WordNet® 3.1
coontie (plural coonties)
Zamia integrifolia (syn. Zamia floridana), cycadaceous plants of Florida and the West Indies, or the starch (sago) produced from these plants.
• Florida arrowroot
Source: Wiktionary
Coon"tie, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies, the Zamia integrifolia, from the stems of which a kind of sago is prepared.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; āan acrimonious disputeā; ābitter about the divorceā
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
