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breadroot

[ bred-root, -root ]

noun

  1. the edible starchy root of Psoralea esculenta, a leguminous plant of central North America.


breadroot

/ ˈbrɛdˌruːt /

noun

  1. a leguminous plant, Psoralea esculenta , of central North America, having an edible starchy root Also calledprairie turnip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of breadroot1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; bread + root 1

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