prairie turnip

Meanings

nounprairie turnip (plural prairie turnips)

Psoralea esculenta, a herbaceous perennial native to central North America.
Synonyms: breadroot, breadroot scurfpea, pomme blanche, prairie apple, timpsula
The starchy tuberous root of this plant, a staple food of some American Indians.

nounPsoralea esculenta, a herbaceous perennial native to central North America.

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