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  • noun (Bot.) The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead (Sagittaria variabilis); -- so called by the Indians of Oregon.

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  • noun Alternative form of wapato.

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Examples

  • In the woods on that side they found game abundant, especially elk, and with the aid of the friendly Indians who furnished salmon and "wapatoo" (the tubers of

    Steep Trails John Muir 1876

  • He can "root" like a hog, and will often plough up acres of prairie in search of the wapatoo and Indian turnip.

    The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850

  • During our trip on the river we had frequently come to the lodges of Indians who sold us dogs, dried salmon, beaver pelts, wapatoo roots - which are the ouapasippin of Mississippi - finally some Othlecan.

    Diary of Wilson Price Hunt 1811

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  • A common name of plants in the genus Sagitaria.

    June 24, 2010