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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
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