arrowroot

English

Arrowroot plant

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Etymology

arrow +‎ root, from being used on wounds from poison darts to absorb the poison.[1]

Noun

arrowroot (countable and uncountable; plural arrowroots)

1. 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.
2. (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

Translations

large perennial herb

• German: Pfeilwurz (de) f
• Greek: μαραντία (el) (marantía) f
• Italian: maranta arundinacea (it) f

• Romanian: maranta (ro) f
• Spanish: maranta (es) f, sagú (es) m, guapo (es) m, planta obediente (es) f
• Volapük: (Maranta arundinacea) rorudaplan (vo)

starchy substance

• German: Pfeilwurzelmehl (de) n, Arrowroot (de) n
• Greek: μαραντάμυλον (el) (marantámylon) n
• Italian: amido di maranta arundinacea

• Spanish: almidón de maranta m, almidón de sagú m, almidón de guapo m, almidón de planta obediente m
• Volapük: rorud (vo)

External links

• Arrowroot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia