coontie
[ koon-tee ]
/ ˈkun ti /
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noun
either 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.
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Origin of coontie
1785–95, Americanism;<Florida Creek kuntí· applied to arrowroot and the starch derived therefrom, earlier (in Georgia) applied to the smilax
Words nearby coontie
cooner, coonhound, Coon Rapids, coon's age, coonskin, coontie, coony, coop, cooper, cooperage, cooperate
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British Dictionary definitions for coontie
coontie
/ (ˈkuːntɪ) /
noun
an 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 coontie
C19: from Seminole kunti flour from this plant
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