Associations to the word «Coontie»

Wiktionary

COONTIE, noun. Either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Zamia floridana, cycadaceous plants of Florida and the West Indies, or the starch (sago) produced from these plants.

Dictionary definition

COONTIE, noun. Small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot.

Wise words

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