cucumber root

noun

1. Indian cucumber root.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cucumber root¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

Example Sentences

For the distinguished members of the New England Botanical Club, Kinsey and Fernald spent days preparing a wild dinner: cold pigweed salad, pickles from cucumber root, bread from the acorns of swamp white oaks, squawberries, a cake of ground hickory nuts filled with blueberries and topped with maple syrup.

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