wokas

noun

wo·​kas

ˈwōkəs

plural -es

1

: a western American spatterdock (Nuphar polysepalum)

2

: the dried and roasted seeds of the wokas used as food among the Klamath Indians

Word History

Etymology

Klamath wókas seed of the wokas

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