'arrowroot' definitions:
Definition of 'arrowroot'
(from WordNet)
noun
A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
noun
White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [syn: arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant, Maranta arundinaceae]
noun
Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: achira, indian shot, arrowroot, Canna indica, Canna edulis]
Definition of 'arrowroot'
From: GCIDE
- Maranta \Ma*ran"ta\, prop. n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (Maranta arundinacea, the American arrowroot or obedience plant) arrowroot (arrowroot starch) is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament. [1913 Webster]