单词 | coontie |
释义 | coontie[ koon-tee ] / ˈkun ti / nouneither of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species. the flour produced from its starch. Origin of coontie1785–95, Americanism;<Florida Creek kuntí· applied to arrowroot and the starch derived therefrom, earlier (in Georgia) applied to the smilax Words nearby coontiecooner, coonhound, Coon Rapids, coon's age, coonskin, coontie, coony, coop, cooper, cooperage, cooperate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for coontiecoontie / (ˈkuːntɪ) / nounan evergreen plant, Zamia floridana of S Florida, related to the cycads and having large dark green leathery leaves: family Zamiaceae a starch derived from the underground stems of this plant Word Origin for coontieC19: from Seminole kunti flour from this plant Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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