Otaheite arrowroot

Otaheite arrowroot
noun
a starch obtained from the root of the pia
• Hypernyms: ↑starch, ↑amylum

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized O
: a starch obtained from the root of the pia; also : a root or plant yielding such starch

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  • Otaheite arrowroot starch — noun a starch obtained from the root of the pia • Syn: ↑Otaheite arrowroot • Hypernyms: ↑starch, ↑amylum …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • Indian arrowroot — noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch • Syn: ↑pia, ↑Tacca leontopetaloides, ↑Tacca pinnatifida • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • …   Useful english dictionary

  • amylum — noun 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pia — noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch • Syn: ↑Indian arrowroot, ↑Tacca leontopetaloides, ↑Tacca pinnatifida • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tacca leontopetaloides — noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch • Syn: ↑pia, ↑Indian arrowroot, ↑Tacca pinnatifida • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member Holony …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tacca pinnatifida — noun perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch • Syn: ↑pia, ↑Indian arrowroot, ↑Tacca leontopetaloides • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Mem …   Useful english dictionary

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