coontie

English

Etymology

From Creek.

Noun

coontie (plural coonties)

  1. Either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Zamia floridana, cycadaceous plants of Florida and the West Indies, or the starch (sago) produced from these plants.

References

  • coontie in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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