English noun: Indian arrowroot | |||
1. | Indian arrowroot (plant) perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch | ||
Synonyms | pia, Tacca leontopetaloides, Tacca pinnatifida | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Tacca, Tacca | ||