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wocus

/woʊ kəs/

wocus noun: a large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States.

wocus: a large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States
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Noun

wocus

  1. (US, regional) A large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States.
    Synonyms:
    Rocky Mountain spatterdock
  2. (US, regional) The seeds of this water lily, eaten by the Klamath and others.

Synonyms of wocus

  • Rocky Mountain spatterdock

Forms of wocus

alternative formwokas
alternative formwokus
alternative formwocas

Origin of wocus

From the Klamath-Modoc word for the plant's seeds, wocus.

Questions about wocus

What does wocus mean?
Wocus means a large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States.
What part of speech is wocus?
Wocus is a noun.
How do you pronounce wocus?
Wocus is pronounced /woʊ kəs/.

Words near wocus in the dictionary

  1. WOCBP
  2. wocheinite
  3. Wochua
  4. Wock
  5. Woctor
  6. wocus
  7. wod
  8. Wodaabe
  9. wodanium
  10. wodden
  11. wode

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