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Tacca pinnatifida

DEFINITIONS OF: Tacca pinnatifida

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n perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch

Synonyms:
Indian arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides, pia
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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