Associations to the word «Arrowroot»

Wiktionary

ARROWROOT, noun. A large perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea - family Marantaceae) native to the Caribbean area. It has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes.
ARROWROOT, noun. (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

Dictionary definition

ARROWROOT, noun. A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.
ARROWROOT, noun. White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.
ARROWROOT, noun. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.

Wise words

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