Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two North American arrowheads (Sagittaria latifolia or S. cuneata) of marshy shorelines, having sagittate leaves and submerged rhizomes that produce thick round tubers.
- noun One of the starchy edible tubers of these plants, a traditional food for various Native American peoples.
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- noun US, Canada, botany The
arrowhead , Sagittaria variabilis, or its edible bulbous root.
Etymologies
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From Cree or Ojibwe.
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Examples
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_ One of the earliest is wapato, or duck potato, also called common Arrowleaf, or Sagittaria.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918
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I've never heard of wapato (it's mentioned in the article) before - have you?
BC Bloggers 2010
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Posted on January 21, 2009 at 11: 43 AM by wapato reader.
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