TUCKAHOE


Meaning of TUCKAHOE in English

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 )

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