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Definition of Tacca leontopetaloides
1. Noun. Perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Tacca, Tacca
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tacca Leontopetaloides
Literary usage of Tacca leontopetaloides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"... or prohibition against trespass on (a place or tree). tabu marker sochen
mddy (socha-) (nu. phr.): tabu marker of breadfruit. Tacca leontopetaloides ..."
2. Botanisches Zentralblatt by Stockholm Botaniska sällskapet, Deutsche Botanische Gesellschaft, Botanischer Verein in München (1895)
"So Tacca leontopetaloides, palmata Bl., dubia Schult., T. in te grif olia.
Gärtnerisch finden wir bei uns als bizarre Gewächse geschätzt namentlich T. er ..."
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