kooyah

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noun

Valeriana edulis, or the large, internally bright yellow, edible root of this plant, which tastes and smells like tobacco until cooked, when it becomes sweet.

Similar
tobaccorootedible valerian
OriginShoshone kuya →
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Meanings

nounkooyah (uncountable)
  1. USuncountableGreat Basin and Northwestern dialectsValeriana edulis, or the large, internally bright yellow, edible root of this plant, which tastes and smells like tobacco until cooked, when it becomes sweet.

    Synonyms: tobaccoroot, edible valerian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounValeriana edulis, or the large, internally bright yellow, edible root of this plant, which tastes and smells like tobacco until cooked, when it becomes sweet.

Similar
tobaccorootedible valerian

Origin

  1. Shoshonekuya“tobacco root, Valeriana edulis”
  2. Englishkooyah

Borrowed from Shoshone kuya (“tobacco root, Valeriana edulis”).

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APA

kooyah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kooyah

MLA

“kooyah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kooyah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kooyah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kooyah.

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