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arrowroot family — ar′rowroot fam ily n. pln a family, Marantaceae, of tropical plants having abundant leaves with long sheaths and ovate blades, growing in clumps or colonies from creeping rhizomes: includes various arrowroots and the prayer plant … From formal English to slang
arrowroot — [ar′ōro͞ot΄, ar′ōroot΄, er′ōro͞ot΄, er′ōroot΄] n. [altered, from use as antidote for poisoned arrows < Arawakan aru aru, lit., meal of meals] 1. any of a number of tropical plants of various families with clumplike roots; esp., a West Indian… … English World dictionary
arrowroot — noun Date: 1696 1. a. any of a genus (Maranta of the family Marantaceae, the arrowroot family) of tropical American plants with tuberous roots; especially one (M. arundinacea) whose roots yield an easily digested edible starch b. any of several… … New Collegiate Dictionary
family Marantaceae — noun tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes • Syn: ↑Marantaceae, ↑arrowroot family • Hypernyms: ↑monocot family, ↑liliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Musales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Arrowroot — This article is about the herb. For the cycad, see Florida arrowroot. Arrowroot Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
arrowroot — /ar oh rooht , root /, n. 1. a tropical American plant, Maranta arundinacea, the rhizomes of which yield a nutritious starch. 2. the starch itself. 3. any of several other plants yielding a similar starch. 4. the starch of these plants, used in… … Universalium
arrowroot — noun a) A large perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea Family Marantaceae) native to the Caribbean area. It has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes. b) A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant… … Wiktionary
arrowroot — n. a plant of the family Marantaceae from which a starch is prepared and used for nutritional and medicinal purposes … Useful english dictionary
liliopsid family — noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑monocot family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot family, ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncaceae … Useful english dictionary
monocot family — noun family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed • Syn: ↑liliopsid family • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑liliid monocot family, ↑Juncaceae, ↑family Juncace … Useful english dictionary
