wapato
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editwapato (plural wapatos or wapatoes)
- (US, Canada) Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.
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edit- (arrowhead plant): duck potato
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wapato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sagittaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Sagittaria latifolia at USDA Plants database
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