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prairie potato†
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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See prairie turnip 1892 quote.
See: prairie turnip
Quotations
1891
The prairie potato . . . yields when dry a light, starchy flour, and is often cut into thin slices and dried for winter.
1912
Indian turnip . . . the prairie potato . . . (Psoralea esculenta).