About The Word Arrowroot
Learn about the word Arrowroot to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Arrowroot definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Arrowroot
| Arrowroot Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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}.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Virginia mallow ‐ tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having…
- Sinecure ‐ an office that involves minimal duties [n] a benefice to which…
- Ground bait ‐ bait scattered on the water to…
- Ketoacidosis-resistant diabetes ‐ mild form of diabetes mellitus that develops gradually in adults;…
- Boolean logic ‐ a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole; used in…
- Repine ‐ express…
- Chinese angelica ‐ similar to American angelica tree but less…
- Outlawry ‐ illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the…
- Flammable ‐ possible to burn
- Genus mastodon ‐ extinct type genus of the Mammutidae:…