SINCE 1828
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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