kooyah
(US, Great Basin and Northwestern, _, dialects) , or the large, internally bright yellow, edible root of this plant, which tastes and smells like tobacco until cooked, when it becomes sweet.
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(US, Great Basin and Northwestern, _, dialects) , or the large, internally bright yellow, edible root of this plant, which tastes and smells like tobacco until cooked, when it becomes sweet.
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