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ARROWROOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
Synonyms:
achira; arrowroot; Canna edulis; Canna indica; indian shot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arrowroot" is a kind of...):
canna (any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
Synonyms:
American arrowroot; arrowroot; Maranta arundinaceae; obedience plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("arrowroot" is a kind of...):
maranta (any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arrowroot" is a kind of...):
amylum; starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)
