ar|row|root

ar|row|root
ar|row|root «AR oh ROOT, -RUT», noun.
1. a) an easily digested starch made from the roots of a tropical American plant. b) the plant from which it is made.
2. a similar starch obtained from other plants, used especially in certain cookies and crackers.
[< Arawak araruta mealy root]

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