| arrowroot | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. arrowroot | a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant. |
| ~ 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. |
| n. (plant) | 2. american arrowroot, arrowroot, maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant | white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch. |
| ~ maranta | any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves. |
| n. (plant) | 3. achira, arrowroot, canna edulis, canna indica, indian shot | canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained. |
| ~ canna | any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers. |
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