2syllables
arrow-root
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Definitions ofarrow-root
1noun
- Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
- Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant the rhizomes of which are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).
- A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
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