POMME BLANCHE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pomme blanche mean? 

• POMME BLANCHE (noun)
  The noun POMME BLANCHE has 1 sense:

1. densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots

  Familiarity information: POMME BLANCHE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POMME BLANCHE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

breadroot; Indian breadroot; pomme blanche; pomme de prairie; Psoralea esculenta

Hypernyms ("pomme blanche" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("pomme blanche" is a member of...):

genus Psoralea; Psoralea (widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers)