woksʔam
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Klamath-Modoc
Alternative forms
- wóksam (Gatschet)
Etymology
From wokas, with a collective suffix.
Noun
woksʔam
- the wokas, the yellow water lily Nuphar polysepala.
Usage notes
This word refers to the wokas plant as a species, whereas wokas refers to its seeds.
See also
Nuphar polysepala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
- Barker, M. A. R. (1963). Klamath Dictionary. University of California Publications in Linguistics 31. Berkeley/Los Angeles: University of California Press.
- Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.