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1. (n.) arrowroot
a tropical American plant, Maranta arundinacea, cultivated for its fleshy tubers, which yield an edible starch.
2. arrowroot
the fine-textured, readily digestible starch of this plant, used in cooking as a thickener and for bland diets.
3. arrowroot
any of several similar starches obtained from other tuberous plants.
Etymology: (1690–1700)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) arrowroot
a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
2. (noun) arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant, Maranta arundinaceae
white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
3. (noun) achira, indian shot, arrowroot, Canna indica, Canna edulis
canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Arrowroot
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. (noun) Arrowroot
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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