Tuckahoe

Tuckahoe
Tuckahoe Tuck"a*hoe, n. [North American Indian, bread.] (Bot.) A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also {Indian bread}, and {Indian loaf}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Tuckahoe — may refer to:* Tuckahoe Cohee, an early American cultural sub group * Tuckahoe (pejorative), an historical term of disparagement *Tuckahoe (Florida), or the Leach Mansion, in Jensen Beach, Florida *Tuckahoe Plantation, boyhood home of Thomas… …   Wikipedia

  • Tuckahoe — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Tuckahoe (New Jersey) Tuckahoe (Suffolk County, New York) Tuckahoe (Westchester County, New York) Tuckahoe (Virginia) Gewässer Tuckahoe Bay in South Carolina Tuckahoe Creek in Maryland… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tuckahoe — Tuckahoe, NY U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1741 Housing Units (2000): 1092 Land area (2000): 5.062229 sq. miles (13.111113 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.447929 sq. miles (1.160132 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.510158… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tuckahoe, NY — U.S. Census Designated Place in New York Population (2000): 1741 Housing Units (2000): 1092 Land area (2000): 5.062229 sq. miles (13.111113 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.447929 sq. miles (1.160132 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.510158 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tuckahoe, VA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Virginia Population (2000): 43242 Housing Units (2000): 18647 Land area (2000): 20.565391 sq. miles (53.264115 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.065088 sq. miles (2.758566 sq. km) Total area (2000): 21.630479 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Tuckahoe — Tuckahoe, 1) T. Creek, Fluß im Staate New Jersey (Nordamerika), bildet die Grenze zwischen den Grafschaften Atlantic (rechts) u. Cumberland u. Cape May (links) u. fällt in die Great Egg Harbor Bay des Atlantischen Oceans; 2) T. River, Fluß im… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • tuckahoe — (n.) edible plant root, 1610s, American English, from Powhatan (Algonquian) tockawhoughe (Cf. Mohegan tquogh, Shawnee tukwhah), perhaps related to Cree (Algonquian) pitikwaw made round …   Etymology dictionary

  • tuckahoe — ☆ tuckahoe [tuk′ə hō΄ ] n. [Virginia Algonquian tockawhoughe, type of arum root] 1. Historical any of various roots and tubers, as of arum species, used as food by Algonquian peoples of Virginia 2. a brown, massive, underground, basidiomycetous… …   English World dictionary

  • Tuckahoe — 1 Original name in latin Tuckahoe Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/New York longitude 37.59015 latitude 77.55638 altitude 80 Population 44990 Date 2011 05 14 2 Original name in latin Tuckahoe Name in other language… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • tuckahoe — virgininė pliauškenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Aroninių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Peltandra virginica), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Peltandra virginica angl. arrow arum; green arrow arum; poison arum; tuckahoe… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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