wocas

or wo·kas

[ woh-kuhs ]

noun
  1. a yellow pond lily, Nuphar polysepalum, of northwestern North America, having heart-shaped leaves and cup-shaped flowers.

Origin of wocas

1
1875–80, Americanism; earlier, its seeds <Klamath wokas; compare woksʔam the name of the plant
  • Sometimes wo·kus .

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