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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Either of two North American arrowheads (Sagittaria latifolia or S. cuneata) of marshy shorelines, having sagittate leaves and submerged rhizomes that produce thick round tubers.
  • noun One of the starchy edible tubers of these plants, a traditional food for various Native American peoples.

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  • noun US, Canada, botany The arrowhead, Sagittaria variabilis, or its edible bulbous root.

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From Cree or Ojibwe.

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