arrowroot

noun (n)

1. a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant (noun.substance)

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2. white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch (noun.plant)

   Sinonim: american arrowroot, maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant

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3. canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained (noun.plant)

   Sinonim: achira, canna edulis, canna indica, indian shot

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4. A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows. (noun)

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