aruhe

noun

aru·​he ˈä-rü-ˌhā 

: the edible, starchy rhizome of a bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum)

Over time, with a growing population, the most important native food plant for the Maori was the root of the aruhe, a bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum).

—Simon D. Pollard, Natural History, May 2011

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Maori

First Known Use

circa 1843, in the meaning defined above

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