pomme blanche

American

[pawm blahnsh] / pɔm ˈblɑ̃ʃ /

noun

PLURAL

pommes blanches

breadroot.

Etymology

Origin of pomme blanche

< French: literally, white apple

Example Sentences

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Our people traversed the prairies in all directions, looking for the pomme blanche, which was very common.

From Project Gutenberg

We plucked the pears of the pitahaya, and ate them greedily; we found service-berries, yampo, and roots of the “pomme blanche.”

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