pomme blanche

[ French pawm blahnsh ]

noun

, plural pommes blanches [pawm , blahnsh].

1. breadroot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomme blanche¹

< French: literally, white apple

Example Sentences

Our people traversed the prairies in all directions, looking for the pomme blanche, which was very common.

From Project Gutenberg

We plucked the pears of the pitahaya, and ate them greedily; we found service-berries, yampo, and roots of the “pomme blanche.”

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