uintjie
noun
uin·tjie
ˈānchē
plural -s
southern Africa
: the edible corm of various plants especially of the family Iridaceae that when boiled tastes like a chestnut
Word History
Etymology
Afrikaans euntjie, uintjie, a species of Moraea, diminutive of Middle Dutch enioen, eyuun onion, from Latin union-, unio
- feather mosaic
- feather moss
- feather one's nest
- feather ore
- feather out
- feather palm
- feather picking
- feather poke
- feather rot
- feather shot
- feather star
- feather tip
- feather tract
- feather tree
- feather tye
- feather-fleece
- feather-footed
- feather-legged
- feather-tongue
- featherbed
- featherbedded
- featherbedding
- featherbeddings
- featherbeds
- featherbone