Lexic.us

Definition of Breadroot

1. Noun. Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots.

Definition of Breadroot

1. n. The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food.

Definition of Breadroot

1. Noun. The edible root of a leguminous plant (''Psoralea esculenta''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Breadroot

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Medical Definition of Breadroot

1. The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food. It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Breadroot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1903)
"Indian breadroot. General. tenu 208. Psoralea pedunculata. Samson's snakeroot. Central Kansas. Esculent. 209. Ptelea trifoliata. Hop tree, shrub trefoil. ..."

2. The Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1895)
"breadroot, the great industrial product of the planet Saturn, 4, 63. Bread-tree, as described in “Our Sumatra correspondence,” 1, 119. ..."

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