breadroot [bred-root, -roo t] WORD ORIGIN noun the edible starchy root of Psoralea esculenta, a leguminous plant of central North America. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of breadroot An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; bread + root1 Also called Indian breadroot, pomme blanche, prairie potato, prairie turnip. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for breadroot breadroot noun a leguminous plant, Psoralea esculenta, of central North America, having an edible starchy rootAlso called: prairie turnip Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012