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Coontie

noun
1.
Small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot.  Synonyms: Florida arrowroot, Seminole bread, Zamia pumila.





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... INTEGRIFOLIA.—The coontie plant of Florida. The large succulent roots afford a quantity of arrowroot, said to be equal to the best of that from Bermuda. The fruit has a coating of an orange-colored pulp, which is said to form a rich edible food. It was from the roots of this plant that the Seminoles ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


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