Arrowroot

['ærə(ʊ)ruːt] or ['ærorut]

Definition

(noun.) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.

(noun.) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.

Edited by Barton--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.

(n.) A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma.

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Definition

n. a starch obtained from the roots of certain plants growing chiefly in West Indies and much used as food for invalids and children.

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