wocus
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Klamath-Modoc word for the plant's seeds, wocus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wocus
- (US, regional) A large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States.
- (US, regional) The seeds of this water lily, eaten by the Klamath and others.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Nuphar polysepala): Rocky Mountain spatterdock
Klamath-Modoc[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- wókash (Gatschet)
Etymology[edit]
From the name of the lily, woksʔam.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
wocus
- the seeds of the yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala), which ripen in July and August and are harvested, parched, hulled, and eaten by the Klamath and Modoc
References[edit]
- Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.
- Sturtevant, William C. (1978). Handbook of North American Indians, page 449
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