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Definition of Maranta arundinaceae
1. Noun. White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maranta Arundinaceae
Literary usage of Maranta arundinaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Martin's Natural History: Containing Two Hundred and Sixty-two Beautifully by F. Martin (1874)
"Arrow Root (Maranta arundinaceae) is shrub-like; branches forked; leaves lanceolate ;
flowers paniculate, standing in sixes. Cultivated largely in South ..."
2. Lectures on Pharmacy by Carl Svante Nicanor Hallberg (1905)
"From the root of Maranta arundinaceae. Canna.—From the rhizome of Canna edulis.
Cassava.—Brazilian Arrow Root, from the root of Manihot utilissima. Tapioca. ..."
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