There are several tropical edibles that are poisonous when improperly treated, notably the coontie palm root and the cassava.

有几种热带食物在处理不当时会中毒， 尤其是浣熊棕榈根和木薯。

The coontie palm root when treated makes a starchy flour for bread, and the reason the Seminole Indians were able to hold out against us, was their use of the root.

浣熊棕榈根经过处理后可以制成面包用的淀粉粉， 而塞米诺尔印第安人之所以能够抵抗我们， 是因为他们使用了根。