wokas

English

the lily

Alternative forms

• wocus (as common as wokas)
• wokus, wocas (less common than wokas)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /woʊkəs/

Noun

wokas

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

Synonyms

• (Nuphar polysepala): Rocky Mountain spatterdock

Anagrams

• Wasko, kwaso, okwas, woaks

Klamath-Modoc

FWOTD – 28 November 2012

Alternative forms

• wókash (Gatschet)

Etymology

From the name of the lily, woksʔam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wokəs/

Noun

wokas

1. seeds of yellow water lilies (Nuphar polysepala), which ripen in July and August and are harvested, parched, hulled, and eaten by the Klamath and Modoc

References

• Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.
• Sturtevant, William C. (1978). Handbook of North American Indians, page 449