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coontie definition

☆ coon·tie (ko̵̅o̅n′tē)

noun

a tropical Floridian cycad (Zamia floridana) with underground trunks that yield a starch

Etymology: Seminole kunti, coontie flour, starch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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