chicot
- noun
- /ˈʃiːkɒt/
- US
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chicot
Examples
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Lycurgus Johnson followed his father and arrived from Kentucky in Chicot County in 1835.
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Johnson started his plantation southeast of Lake Chicot near Lakeport Landing.
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Beginning in the 1830s, land and society began to be transformed in Chicot County by the expansion of the slave-based cotton economy.
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This week, 6.04 percent of the state was drought-free, including parts of Columbia, Ouachita, Union, Ashley, Desha, and Chicot counties.
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The Lakeport Plantation home, a Greek Revival design constructed ca. 1859 in Chicot County, is a stunning architectural symbol of antebellum plantation life and agricultural history in the Arkansas Delta.
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The chicot tree is known for its large bipinnate leaves and unique woody pods filled with seeds.
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In central and eastern North America, the chicot produces greenish-white flowers that attract various pollinators.
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Farmers sometimes use chicot seeds as a coffee substitute, highlighting its versatility in different regions.
Synonyms
A large North American tree with many small leaflets and hard brown seed pods
A large tree with divided leaves and woody brown pods whose seeds are sometimes roasted as a coffee substitute
A large North American tree with divided leaves and hard seed pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word chicot comes from French chicot, meaning 'stump' or 'broken branch'. French settlers used that name for a tough North American tree with hard, stubby seed pods, so think of chicot as the tree with 'stump'-like pods and seeds people once roasted as a coffee substitute.
