Definition of "wapatoo" []

• Alternative form of wapato. (noun)

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• "In the woods on that side they found game abundant, especially elk, and with the aid of the friendly Indians who furnished salmon and "wapatoo" (the tubers of"
• "He can "root" like a hog, and will often plough up acres of prairie in search of the wapatoo and Indian turnip."
• "During our trip on the river we had frequently come to the lodges of Indians who sold us dogs, dried salmon, beaver pelts, wapatoo roots - which are the ouapasippin of Mississippi - finally some Othlecan."