Tahitin.
/tɑːˈhiːti/, /təˈhiːti/, U.S. /təˈhidi/, /tɑˈhidi/ Used attributively.
a. Tahiti arrow-root n. a starchy powder made from the tubers of Tacca pinnatifida.
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lear?c1390
liaison1759
arrowroot?1790
roux1793
Tahiti arrow-root1861
filé1885
gumbo filé1978
Oatrim1990
1861 R. Bentley Man. Bot. ii. iii. 674 The starch known as Tacca starch, Tahiti Arrow-root, or Otaheite Salep.
1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 564/1 The tuber yields a rather indigestible arrowroot (Fiji Arrowroot, Tahiti Arrowroot,..).
b. Tahiti cane n. the sugar cane, Saccharum officinarum.
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1851 Illustr. Catal. Great Exhib. IV. i. 980/1 All of the above-mentioned sugars are the produce of the Otaheite or Tahiti cane.
1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 625/2 An average sample of Tahiti cane at maturity contains—water, 71·04 per cent. [etc.].
c. Tahiti chestnut n. = ivi n.
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tallow-tree1704
mangosteen1734
langsat1783
cucumber-tree1784
rambai1811
salak1820
wampee1830
tamarind plum1846
jackfruit1847
ivi1862
longan1866
Tahiti chestnut1884
mape1888
calamondin1890
1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 664/2 Tahiti chestnut. Inocarpus edulis. S. Sea Islands.
1974 G. Usher Dict. Plants used by Man 319/1 Polynesian Chestnut, Tahiti Chestnut... The seeds are..eaten raw or cooked.
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