An alternative spelling of choyaroot, referring to the root of the choya cactus.
Variant spelling of 'choyaroot,' with the 'a' elided for brevity. Such spelling variations are common with borrowed words before standardization occurs.
Spelling variations like this show English in action—when a word is new and not yet standardized, speakers experiment until dictionaries eventually pick a 'winner.'
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