coontie

Definitions of coontie
  1. noun
    small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot
    synonyms: Florida arrowroot, Seminole bread, Zamia pumila
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    zamia
    any of various cycads of the genus Zamia; among the smallest and most verdant cycads
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