arrowroot

Noun
  1. A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant (synset 115078914)
    is a type 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
  2. White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch (synset 112372307)
    is a type of: maranta - any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves
    same as: american arrowroot, maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant
  3. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained (synset 112371608)
    is a type of: canna - any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers
    same as: achira, canna edulis, canna indica, indian shot

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