English noun: maranta | |||
1. | maranta (plant) any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | American arrowroot, arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Maranta | ||