tuckahoe

noun

tuck·a·hoe | \ ˈtə-kə-ˌhō

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Definition of tuckahoe

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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The first known use of tuckahoe was in 1612

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