arrowroot | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch | |
Synonyms: | obedience_plant Maranta_arundinaceae American_arrowroot | |
Related terms: | maranta | |
2. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant | |
Related terms: | starch | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained | |
Synonyms: | indian_shot Canna_indica Canna_edulis achira | |
Related terms: | canna | |