tuckahoe

noun

tuck·​a·​hoe ˈtə-kə-ˌhō 

1

: either of two arums (Peltandra virginica and Orontium aquaticum) of the U.S. with rootstocks used as food by American Indians

2

: the large edible sclerotium of a subterranean fungus (Wolfiporia extensa)

Word History

Etymology

Virginia Algonquian tockawhoughe

First Known Use

1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1