Search Result for "breadroot":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots;
[syn: breadroot, Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, Psoralea esculenta]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Breadroot \Bread`root"\, n. (Bot.) The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food. [1913 Webster] Note: It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs. [1913 Webster]
