Tuckahoe (Noun)
Meaning
Perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The gardener planted tuckahoe in the bog garden, where it could thrive in the wet soil.
- The botanical garden featured a specimen of tuckahoe, carefully labeled and explained for visitors.
- As we walked through the woods, my grandmother pointed out a cluster of tuckahoe growing in the shade.
- Tuckahoe was an important plant in the medicine of some Native American tribes, used to treat various ailments.
- In the southeastern states, tuckahoe is a common sight in damp, wooded areas, where its unique spathe attracts hummingbirds and bees.