wokas

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Nuphar polysepala

the lily

Alternative forms

wocus (as common as wokas)
wokus, wocas (less common than wokas)

Etymology

From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Klamath-Modoc word for the plant's seeds, wokas.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /woʊkəs/

Noun

wokas

(US, regional) A large yellow water lily (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.) found in the northwestern United States.
(US, regional) The seeds of this water lily, eaten by the Klamath and others.

Synonyms

(Nuphar polysepala): Rocky Mountain spatterdock

Anagrams

Wasko, kwaso, okwas

Klamath-Modoc

FWOTD – 28 November 2012

Alternative forms

wókash (Gatschet)

Etymology

From the name of the lily, woksʔam.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wokəs/^[1]

Noun

wokas

the seeds of the yellow water lily (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template.), which ripen in July and August and are harvested, parched, hulled, and eaten by the Klamath and Modoc

References

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

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 1964, University of California publications in linguistics, volumes 32-33, page 223

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