Main Entry:

tuck·a·hoe

Pronunciation:

\ˈtə-kə-ˌhō\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Virginia Algonquian tockawhoughe

Date:

1612

1 : either of two arums (Peltandra virginica and Orontium aquaticum) of the United States with rootstocks used as food by American Indians 2 : the large edible sclerotium of a subterranean fungus (Poria cocos)