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hottentot's bread

 

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Noun hottentot's bread has 1 sense
  1. Hottentot bread, Hottentot's bread - thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot
    --1 is a kind of root
    --1 is a part of
     elephant's-foot, tortoise plant, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, Dioscorea elephantipes

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Hottentot's Bread

Noun:

1. A tall, cylindrical succulent plant native to southern Africa, scientifically known as "Aloidendron dichotomum" and commonly called "Hottentot's Bread" due to its starchy inner flesh resembling bread.

Sentence: The Hottentot's Bread is a remarkable plant that can survive in extremely arid conditions.

2. A traditional bread made by the indigenous people of southern Africa, also known as num num bread, made from the starchy roots of various plants.

Sentence: The Hottentot's Bread is a staple food among the local tribes in Namibia.


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