"biscuitroot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: biscuitroots [plural]
Etymology: biscuit + root Etymology templates: {{compound|en|biscuit|root}} biscuit + root Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biscuitroot (countable and uncountable, plural biscuitroots)
  1. Any of a number of North American plants in the genus Lomatium with edible, starchy roots. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Root vegetables, Selineae tribe plants Derived forms: Cusick's biscuitroot

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