Etymology

wocus

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Today it means: A large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States. Full definition →

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The story

From the Klamath-Modoc word for the plant's seeds, wocus.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.