pomme : Idioms & Phrases


pomme blanche

  • noun densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
    Psoralea esculenta; pomme blanche; Indian breadroot; breadroot.
WordNet
Pomme` blanche"
Etymology
F., literally, white apple.
Definitions
  1. The prairie turnip. See under Prairie.
Webster 1913

pomme de prairie

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