Portuguese Meaning of arrowroot
Araruta
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Nearest Words of arrowroot
- arrowleaf groundsel => Senécio-de-folhas-de-seta
- arrowheaded => em forma de flecha
- arrowhead => ponta de seta
- arrow-grass family => Família das salsaparrilhas
- arrow wood => Vara de frecha
- arrow leaved aster => áster de folhas de flecha
- arrow grass => Sagitária
- arrow arum => Seta d'água
- arrow => seta
- arrosion => erosão
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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Araruta
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
No synonyms found.
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arrowleaf groundsel => Senécio-de-folhas-de-seta, arrowheaded => em forma de flecha, arrowhead => ponta de seta, arrow-grass family => Família das salsaparrilhas, arrow wood => Vara de frecha,
