tuckahoe

noun

tuck·​a·​hoe ˈtə-kə-ˌhō 

plural tuckahoes

1

: either of two aquatic arums (Peltandra virginica and Orontium aquaticum) chiefly of the eastern U.S. that have small yellowish to greenish flowers borne on spadices which project above the surface of the water and starchy, submerged rhizomes which are toxic when raw but edible after dehydrating or cooking

2

: the large edible sclerotium of a subterranean fungus (Wolfiporia extensa)

Word History

Etymology

Virginia Algonquian tockawhoughe

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tuckahoe

• acknow
• aglow
• ago
• airglow
• aloe
• altho
• although
• ammo
• backflow
• backhoe
• banjo
• barbeau