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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Cree or Ojibwe. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
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[edit]wapato (plural wapatos or wapatoes)
- (US, Canada) Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.[1]
Synonyms
[edit]- (arrowhead plant): duck potato
See also
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wapato on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sagittaria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Sagittaria latifolia at USDA Plants database
- ^ Geyata Ajilvsgi (1984) “White-Green Flowers”, in Wildflowers of Texas, Shearer Publishing, Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia), page 3
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