About The Word Arrowroot
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Arrowroot
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What's The Definition Of Arrowroot?
[n] canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
[n] white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [n] a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant Synonyms | Synonyms for Arrowroot: achira | American arrowroot | Canna edulis | Canna indica | indian shot | Maranta arundinaceae | obedience plant Related Terms | Find terms related to Arrowroot: See Also | amylum | canna | maranta | starch Arrowroot In Webster's Dictionary \Ar"row*root`\, n.
1. (Bot.) 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.
2. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of
{Maranta arundinacea}, and used as food, esp. for children
an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other
plants, as various species of {Maranta} and {Curcuma}.
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