tuckahoe

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtʌkəhəʊ/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The edible root of a plant of species Peltandra virginica, used by Native Americans of colonial-era Virginia. countable,uncountable
    — In June, July, and August, they feed upon the rootes of Tockwough berries, fish, and greene wheat.
  2. A person, especially if poor and malnourished (or if implied to be), living east of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains. US,Virginia,countable,dialectal,obsolete
    — […] at least until you either get poor Tuckahoe out of his present hobble, in furnishing so many strong suspicions against the sincerity of his former professions of patriotism, […]
  3. The sclerotium of wood-decay fungi of species Wolfiporia extensa, used by Native Americans and the Chinese as food and as a herbal medicine. countable,uncountable
  4. The flowering plant Orontium aquaticum. countable,uncountable

词形变化

tuckahoes plural tockwough alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
Tuckahoe Group

词源

From Powhatan tockawhoughe. The "person" sense implies that such a person was so poor as to be reduced to eating the root.
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