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Definition of Arrowroot

Arrowroot
Arrowroot Ar"row*root`, n. 1. (Bot.) 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. 2. 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.

Meaning of Arrowroot from wikipedia

- Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia, and tapioca from c****ava (Manihot esculenta), which is often labeled arrowroot. Polynesian arrowroot or pia...
- Look up arrowroot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arrowroot is to an edible starch obtained from several tropical plants. Arrowroot may also refer...
- Arrowroot tea, also called kudzu tea, is a traditional East Asian tea made from East Asian arrowroot, a type of kudzu. Arrowroot tea is called gegen-cha...
- Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot, maranta, West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru, araruta, ararao or hulankeeriya...
- Uraró, also known as araró or arrowroot cookies, are Filipino cookies made from arrowroot flour. They have a dry and powdery texture and are usually flower-shaped...
- Kudzu (/ˈkuːdzu, ˈkʊd-, ˈkʌd-/), also called ****anese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot, is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial...
- indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae...
- Pueraria montana var. lobata, the East Asian arrowroot, or kudzu vine, is a perennial plant in the family Fabaceae. It is called gé (葛) in Chinese, kuzu...
- Florida arrowroot was the commercial name of an edible starch extracted from Zamia integrifolia (coontie), a small cycad native to North America. Like...
- Arrowroot (吉野葛, Yoshino Kuzu, "Yoshino Arrowroot") is a novella written by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki. It consists of six chapters: The Heavenly King; Iimoseyama;...