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Webster 1913 Edition

Breadroot

Breadˊroot′

,

Noun.

(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.

☞ It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs.