- genus Maranta
- nounherbs of tropical America• Hypernyms: ↑monocot genus, ↑liliopsid genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Marantaceae, ↑family Marantaceae, ↑arrowroot family• Member Meronyms: ↑maranta
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genus Maranta
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Maranta (genus) — Maranta Maranta leuconeura Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
maranta — [mə rän′tə] n. any of a genus (Maranta) of plants of the arrowroot family, esp. a variety ( M. leuconeura kerchoveana) with spotted red leaves … English World dictionary
maranta — noun any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑arrowroot, ↑American arrowroot, ↑obedience plant, ↑Maranta arundinaceae … Useful english dictionary
maranta — ma·ran·ta mə ran tə n 1 a) cap a genus (family Marantaceae) of tropical American herbs with tuberous starchy roots b) any plant of the genus Maranta: ARROWROOT (1a) 2) the edible starch obtained from the roots of a plant of the genus Maranta (M.… … Medical dictionary
Maranta arundinacea — Arrowroot Ar row*root , n. 1. (Bot.) A white flowered west Indian plant of the genus {Maranta}, esp. {Maranta arundinacea}, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields {arrowroot starch}. It said that the Indians used the roots to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maranta arundinacea — Arrowroot Ar row*root , n. 1. (Bot.) A white flowered west Indian plant of the genus {Maranta}, esp. {Maranta arundinacea}, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields {arrowroot starch}. It said that the Indians used the roots to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maranta — [mə rantə] noun 1》 a tropical American plant of a genus which includes the prayer plant and the arrowroot. [Genus Maranta.] 2》 a calathea (plant). Origin mod. L., named after a 16th cent. Italian herbalist, Bartollomeo Maranta … English new terms dictionary
maranta — /meuh ran teuh/, n. any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage. [ < NL (Linnaeus), after Bartolomeo Maranta (1500 71), Italian… … Universalium
Maranta — ID 51980 Symbol Key MARAN Common Name maranta Family Marantaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, PR Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
Maranta arundinacea — ID 51981 Symbol Key MAAR3 Common Name arrowroot Family Marantaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, PR Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration … USDA Plant Characteristics
