tuckahoe
[ tuhk-uh-hoh ]
/ ˈtʌk əˌhoʊ /
noun
Also called Indian bread.
the edible, underground sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, found on the roots of trees in the southern United States.
(usually initial capital letter)
a Virginian, especially one inhabiting the lowland E of the Blue Ridge.
Origin of tuckahoe
1605–15,
Americanism; earlier applied to various roots and underground fungi < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling)
tockwhogh,
tockawhoughe,
taccaho arrow arum root (used for bread), derivative of Proto-Algonquian
*takwah- to pound (it) fine, reduce (it) to flour; compare Shawnee
takhwa bread
Words nearby tuckahoe
tuck in,
tuck into,
tuck shop,
tuck-point,
tuck-shop,
tuckahoe,
tuckaway table,
tucker,
tucker-bag,
tucker-box,
tuckered out