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Indian turnip
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1
See prairie turnip 1892 quote.
See: prairie turnip
Quotations
1858
The lower prairie consisted of sandy loam, in which the Indian turnip was very abundant.
1887
This Indian turnip or carrot is one of the first vegetables they get in the spring. The Indians commence to dig them out of the ground as soon as the frost is out.
1912
Indian turnip . . . the prairie potato . . . (Psoralea esculenta).
2
See quotes.
Quotations
1912
Indian turnip . . . The jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), also called three-leaved Indian turnip.
1930
JACK IN THE PULPIT. Indian Turnip. Arisaema triphyllum. Per. Wet woods. Fruit brilliant scarlet. Peppery bulb edible if boiled.