Czech Meaning of arrowroot
Arrowroot
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Definitions and Meaning of arrowroot in English
arrowroot (n)
a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
arrowroot (n.)
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.
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.
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Arrowroot
a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant, white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch, canna grown especially fo
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arrowleaf groundsel => Starček střelolistý, arrowheaded => šípovitý, arrowhead => hrot šípu, arrow-grass family => Šípovité, arrow wood => Dřevina šípová,
