noun
small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot
• Syn: ↑coontie, ↑Seminole bread, ↑Zamia pumila
• Hypernyms: ↑zamia
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nounUsage: usually capitalized F
1. : an arrowroot obtained in Florida from the coontie
2. : coontie
Useful english dictionary. 2012.