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arrowroot

DEFINITIONS OF: arrowroot

1

n white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch

Synonyms:
American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant
Type of:
maranta
any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves

n canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained

Synonyms:
Canna edulis, Canna indica, achira, indian shot
Type of:
canna
any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers

n a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant

Type of:
amylum, starch
a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
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