root of scarcity

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root of scarcity

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Presumably because it could be eaten by humans in times of famine.

noun roots of scarcity

archaic Synonym of mangelwurzel.
Similar: mangelwurzel

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"root of scarcity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/root%20of%20scarcity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"root of scarcity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/root%20of%20scarcity.

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@misc{root_of_scarcity_2026,
  title = {root of scarcity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/root%20of%20scarcity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}