Associations to the word «Coontie»
Wiktionary
COONTIE, noun. Either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Zamia floridana, cycadaceous plants of Florida and the West Indies, or the starch (sago) produced from these plants.
Dictionary definition
COONTIE, noun. Small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.