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pskèhte

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root of the bullhead or cow lily [edible and a favorite food of Penobscots],

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  • pskahtáwehso shared opening water lily flower,
  • pskàhsən shared opening west wind [side or branched wind]
  • pskàhtəkʷən shared opening 1) branch, bough (of tree or shrub) [usual meaning], 2) branch of a river,
  • pskàmo shared opening he skips out, ducked out, ran on the loose, ran away from home,
  • pskànahkʷ shared opening limb, bough, (usually dead) on a tree,
  • pskáhtawe shared opening water lily blossom or flower,

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  • mólehpən same theme: Plant yellow dog's tooth violet, dog-tooth violet root ⟨sciname⟩(Erythronium americanum John Ker Bellenden
  • wátapi same theme: Plant fine spruce root (for sewing canoes, birch bark receptacles, etc.) small root of the red spruce are
  • wihpólahksən same theme: Plant pitcher plant ⟨sciname⟩(Sarracenia purpurea L.)⟨/sciname⟩,
  • αkəlo-ssáməwehsit kìsohs same theme: Food month which provides a small amount of food grudgingly; the second month of the lunar year.
  • ahkʷi- same theme: Plant 1) harsh, extreme; 2) inflexible, conservative; 3) adamant, firm [see root
  • alíhkatəpo same theme: Food he forages for food (thus),

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