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noun
A plant of genus Peltandra, which has an edible root.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
an aquatic plant of the genus Peltandra; North America
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: aquatic plant, water plant, hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant
Narrower terms: green arrow arum, tuckahoe, Peltandra virginica
History
Because its leaves resemble arrowheads.
