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katniss en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (archaic, rare, uncountable) Sagittaria spp., herbaceous perennial flowering plants that grow in water.
    • Known as “wappatoo” or “katniss,” the corms were prepared by baking, roasting, or boiling. 2011, Timothy A. Block, Ann Fowler Rhoads, Aquatic Plants of Pennsylvania: A Complete Reference Guide, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, page 36:
    • […] 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:
    • 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:

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