coontie Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot
Florida arrowroot; Zamia pumila; Seminole bread.
WordNet
Coon"tie noun
Definitions
(Bot.) A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies, the Zamia integrifolia , from the stems of which a kind of sago is prepared.