Pronunciation: ' t ə -k ə - ˌ h ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Virginia Algonquian tockawhoughe
Date: 1612
1 : either of two arums ( Peltandra virginica and Orontium aquaticum ) of the U.S. with rootstocks used as food by American Indians
2 : the large edible sclerotium of a subterranean fungus ( Poria cocos )