prairie turnip
noun
The edible starchy root of a North American plant, Pediomelum esculentum of the family Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (also called breadroot); the plant itself.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Henry Brackenridge (1786–1871).
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