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Definition of M arundinacea

M arundinacea
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 M arundinacea from wikipedia

- Maranta arundinacea, also known as arrowroot, maranta, West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant or Bermuda arrowroot is a large, perennial herb found in...
- Phalaris arundinacea, or reed canary gr****, is a tall, perennial bunchgr**** that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes...
- species - notably M. leuconeura. The flowers are small with three petals and two larger petal-like staminodes. Maranta arundinacea is cultivated to produce...
- Megachile arundinacea is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It was described by Taschenberg in 1872. "Megachile". BioLib. 2014. Retrieved 30...
- may be true of other similar root crops such as Calathea allouia and M. arundinacea. The Cauca river valley of Colombia was a center of early domestication...
- rhizomes (rootstock) of several tropical plants, traditionally Maranta arundinacea, but also Florida arrowroot from Zamia integrifolia, and tapioca from...
- becomes the dominant type of dwarf shrub. Moor gr**** (Molinia caerulea, M. arundinacea) colonises the s**** areas in dense tussocks. Landesanstalt für Umweltschutz...
- Calamagrostis arundinacea is a species of bunch gr**** in the family Poaceae, native to Eurasia, China and India. Under its synonym Calamagrostis brachytricha...
- phytoremediation plant. Most publications have used the names Festuca arundinacea or, more recently, Schedonorus arundinaceus for this species, but DNA...
- refer to: Maranta arundinacea, called arrowroot, the traditional source of the starch Queensland arrowroot, a cultivar of M. arundinacea belonging to the...