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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Breadroot \Bread`root"\, n. (Bot.)
The root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}), found
near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form and
abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable
food.
Note: It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
breadroot
n : densely hairy perennial of central North America having
edible tuberous roots [syn: {Indian breadroot}, {pomme
blanche}, {pomme de prairie}, {Psoralea esculenta}]
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