yamp

noun

ˈyamp

variants or yampa or less commonly yampah

-mpə

plural -s

: either of two western North American plants of the genus Carum (C. gairdneri and C. kelloggii) with fleshy edible roots

called also squawroot

see indian potato compare caraway

Word History

Etymology

of Shoshonean origin; akin to Shoshoni yampa yamp, Ute yampä

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