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bread⋅root

  [bred-root, -root]
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–noun
the edible starchy root of Psoralea esculenta, a leguminous plant of central North America.
Also called Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, prairie potato, prairie turnip.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; bread + root 1
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bread·root   (brěd'rōōt', -rŏŏt')   
n.  A perennial herb (Psoralea esculenta) in the pea family, native to prairies and plains in central North America, and having a tuberous, starchy root that was an important food for many Native Americans. Also called prairie potato.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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