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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Shoshone kuya (“tobacco root, Valeriana edulis”).
Noun
kooyah (uncountable)
- (US, Great Basin and Northwestern dialects) Valeriana edulis, or the large, internally bright yellow, edible root of this plant, which tastes and smells like tobacco until cooked, when it becomes sweet.
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