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Definition of Arrowroot

1. Noun. A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.

2. Noun. White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.

3. Noun. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.

Definition of Arrowroot

1. n. A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.

Definition of Arrowroot

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Medical Definition of Arrowroot

1. 1. A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, especially. M. Arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows. 2. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, especially. For children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arrowroot

arrondissement arrondissement arrondissements arrow arrow-grass family arrow-shaped arrowed arrowhead arrowhead arrowheads

arrowing arrowleaf groundsel arrowless arrowlike arrowroot (current term) arrowroot (current term) arrowroots arrowroot family arrows arrowsmith

arrowwood arrowwood arrowwoods arrowworm arrowworm arrowworms arrowy arrow arum arrow grass arrow grass

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