Katniss

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sagittaria spp., herbaceous perennial flowering plants that grow in water. archaic, rare, uncountable

    "KATNISS is another Indian name of a plant, the root of which they were likewise accustomed to eat, when they lived here."

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"KATNISS is another Indian name of a plant, the root of which they were likewise accustomed to eat, when they lived here."

Etymology

From the plant's name in a northeastern (probably Algonquian) Native American language; compare hopniss, which is from Unami.

Related phrases

flowering plant

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