noun
katniss
noun
1
Any of several perennial water plants of the genus Sagittaria, which have arrowhead-shaped leaves and edible tubers.
"Katniss grows in shallow ponds and marshes and was once a food source for Native American communities."
How to Use Katniss
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA wetland plant with arrow-shaped leaves and starchy edible roots — also the source of the name of the Hunger Games heroine.
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Etymology
From a Native American word for the plant, likely from an Algonquian language.