Hottentot's bread

American  

noun

1. elephant's-foot.

2. the edible rhizome of this plant.

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Etymology

Origin of Hottentot's bread

First recorded in 1725–35

Example Sentences

The last-named plant is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, where it has been known as Hottentot's bread, because the soft interior of its swollen base was at one time eaten by the natives of that region, who have, however, now abandoned it to the baboons.

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