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katniss

katniss noun: sagittaria spp., herbaceous perennial flowering plants that grow in water.

Noun

katniss (uncountable)

  1. (archaic, rare) Sagittaria spp., herbaceous perennial flowering plants that grow in water.
    • KATNISS is another Indian name of a plant, the root of which they were likewise accustomed to eat, when they lived here.1771, Peter Kalm, Travels into North America, volume 2, London: T. Lowndes, page 96
    • […] of the roots, they had hopniss (glycine apios), katniss (sagittaria sagittifolia), tawho (arum virginicum), tawkee (orantium aquaticum).1832, John F. Watson, Historic Tales of Olden Time, New York: Collins & Hannay, page 54

Origin of katniss

From the plant's name in a northeastern (probably Algonquian) Native American language; compare hopniss, which is from Unami.

Questions about katniss

What does katniss mean?
Katniss means sagittaria spp., herbaceous perennial flowering plants that grow in water.
What part of speech is katniss?
Katniss is a noun.

Words near katniss in the dictionary

  1. Katmandu
  2. katmoget
  3. katmon
  4. katmons
  5. Katni
  6. katniss
  7. Kato
  8. Kato Achaia
  9. kato-
  10. katoaga
  11. Katoch

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