woksʔam
Klamath-Modoc
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Alternative forms
edit- wóksam (Gatschet)
Etymology
editFrom wokas, with a collective suffix.
Noun
editwoksʔam
- the wokas, the yellow water lily Nuphar polysepala.
Usage notes
editThis word refers to the wokas plant as a species, whereas wokas refers to its seeds.
See also
edit- Nuphar polysepala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
edit- Barker, M. A. R. (1963). Klamath Dictionary. University of California Publications in Linguistics 31. Berkeley/Los Angeles: University of California Press.
- Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.