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Webster 1913 Edition
Arrowroot
Ar′row-rootˊ
,Noun.
1.
(Bot.)
A white-flowered west Indian plant of the genus
Maranta
, esp. Maranta arundinacea
, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields arrowroot starch
. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.
Syn. – arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant.
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
. Definition 2024
arrowroot
arrowroot
English
Arrowroot plant
Noun
arrowroot (countable and uncountable, plural arrowroots)
- A large perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea - family Marantaceae) native to the Caribbean area. It has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes.
- (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
Translations
large perennial herb
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starchy substance
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