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coontie

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun coontie has 1 sense
  1. coontie, Florida arrowroot, Seminole bread, Zamia pumila - small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot
    --1 is a kind of zamia

Definitions from the Web

Coontie

Definition:

Coontie refers to a type of cycad, a group of primitive palm-like plants belonging to the genus Zamia. It is native to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean.

Senses:

Noun (Botany):

A small palm-like plant native to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, belonging to the genus Zamia.

Example sentence: The coontie is a popular ornamental plant due to its unique foliage and resilience to pest infestations.

Noun (Food):

A starchy flour made from the roots of the coontie plant, used in traditional Native American cooking.

Example sentence: The Native American tribe used coontie flour to make a delicious bread called "topi" in their traditional cuisine.

Noun (Historical):

A term used to describe a Seminole chief's burial mound or ceremonial ground.

Example sentence: The coontie was a sacred site where the Seminole tribe conducted important rituals and ceremonies.

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