| Pronunciation: | | 'arow`root
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| Matching Terms: | | arrowroot family
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | achira, American arrowroot, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant |
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| | See Also: | | amylum, canna, maranta, starch |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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