Pomme blanche (original) (raw)

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Meaning:

Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous rootsplay

Synonyms:

breadroot; Indian breadroot; pomme blanche; pomme de prairie; Psoralea esculenta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("pomme blanche" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("pomme blanche" is a member of...):

genus Psoralea; Psoralea (widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers)

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