arrowroot

1. (noun) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
Synonyms: American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant
Related Words: maranta

2. (noun) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
Related Words: amylum, starch

3. (noun) canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
Synonyms: Canna edulis, Canna indica, achira, indian shot
Related Words: canna



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