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English noun: arrowroot

1. arrowroot (substance) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant


Broader (hypernym)amylum, starch

2. arrowroot (plant) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch


SynonymsAmerican arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant


Broader (hypernym)maranta

3. arrowroot (plant) canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained


Synonymsachira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot


Broader (hypernym)canna









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