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Definition of Florida arrowroot
1. Noun. Small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Florida Arrowroot
Literary usage of Florida arrowroot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and by Francis Peyre Porcher (1869)
"See florida arrowroot, Zamia, in this volume. A fécula was formerly prepared and
used by the Florida Indians from the ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1888)
"It is cultivated both in the East Indies and in Jamaica, and other species and
varieties are sometimes cultivated. What is called florida arrowroot is in ..."
3. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1859)
"... or florida arrowroot, which, though of an inferior quality, containing only
12 per ct. of starch, gives a high value to a region, which would otherwise ..."
4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1878)
"Its stem is rich in starch, and from it is made the coarser description of Florida
arrowroot. Hence its attraction for the hog. Any one who has seen, ..."
5. The New South: A Description of the Southern States, Noting Each State by M. B. Hillyard (1887)
"These are the Arrowroot of Commerce, Coontie, or "florida arrowroot," and the
Cassava. Arrowroot grows well on good laud. It is not extensively grown for ..."
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