TUCKAHOE

Etymology

Noun

tuckahoe (countable and uncountable, plural tuckahoes)

Any edible root of a plant used by Native Americans of colonial-era Virginia.

The wild potato, the arrow arum, Peltandra virginica.

(uncommon, US, Virginia dialect, largely obsolete) A person, especially if poor and malnourished (or if implied to be), living east of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.

The sclerotium of the wood-decay fungus Wolfiporia extensa, used by Native Americans and the Chinese as food and as a herbal medicine.

Source: Wiktionary

Tuck"a*hoe, n. Etym: [North American Indian, bread.] (Bot.)

Definition: A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also Indian bread, and Indian loaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition