kouse
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English
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Etymology
From Chinook Jargon.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
kouse (uncountable)
- A plant or herb with edible roots, in the genus Lomatium, used in traditional Native American foods and medicines.
References
- ^ 2003, Ella E. Clark, Robert Bruce Inverarity, Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest, page 221
- “kouse”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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Noun
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