different between wokus vs wocus
wokus
English
Noun
wokus
- (dated) Alternative form of wokas
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wocus
English
Alternative forms
- wokas (as common as wocus)
- wokus, wocas (less common than wocus)
Etymology
From the Klamath-Modoc word for the plant's seeds, wocus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wo? k?s/
Noun
wocus
- (US, regional) A large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States.
- (US, regional) The seeds of this water lily, eaten by the Klamath and others.
Synonyms
- (Nuphar polysepala): Rocky Mountain spatterdock
Klamath-Modoc
Alternative forms
- wókash (Gatschet)
Etymology
From the name of the lily, woks?am.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wok?s/
Noun
wocus
- the seeds of the yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala), which ripen in July and August and are harvested, parched, hulled, and eaten by the Klamath and Modoc
References
- Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.
- Sturtevant, William C. (1978). Handbook of North American Indians, page 449
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