Meaning Of The Word Arrowroot

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arrowroot
uncountable noun: Arrowroot is a substance obtained from a West Indian plant. It is used in cooking, for example for thickening sauces or in making biscuits.

arrowroot in American English
any of a number of tropical plants of various families with clumplike roots; esp., a West Indian plant (Maranta arundinacea) of the arrowroot family with large leaves, white flowers, and starchy roots
designating a family (Marantaceae, order Zingiberales) of monocotyledonous, tropical American plants
noun: a tropical American plant, Maranta arundinacea, the rhizomes of which yield a nutritious starch

arrowroot in British English
noun: a white-flowered West Indian plant, Maranta arundinacea, whose rhizomes yield an easily digestible starch: family Marantaceae

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