breadroot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
    Psoralea esculenta; pomme de prairie; pomme blanche; Indian breadroot.

WordNet


Bread`root" noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable food. ✍ It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs.

Webster 1913