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wokas

/woʊkəs/

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

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

wokas

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

Synonyms of wokas

  • Rocky Mountain spatterdock

Forms of wokas

alternative formwocus
alternative formwokus
alternative formwocas

Origin of wokas

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

Questions about wokas

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

Words near wokas in the dictionary

  1. wok
  2. wok hei
  3. wok race
  4. wok races
  5. wok racing
  6. wokas
  7. woke
  8. woke 'n baked
  9. Woke 1.0
  10. woke and baked
  11. woke mind virus

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