breadroot

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bredro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bread•root  (bredro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologythe edible starchy root of Psoralea esculenta, a leguminous plant of central North America. Also called Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, prairie turnip. 
  • bread + root1 1820–30, American.

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