 arrowroot |
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| 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 | |
