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Hottentot's bread

noun

elephant's-foot.
the edible rhizome of this plant.

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Origin of Hottentot's bread

First recorded in 1725–35

Words nearby Hottentot's bread

hot take, hot tear, hot-tempered, Hottentot, Hottentot fig, Hottentot's bread, hotter, hot ticket, hottie, hotting, hottish
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