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arrowroot 音標拼音: ['ɛror ,ut] n. 葛 葛 arrowroot n 1: a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant 2: white- flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [ synonym: { arrowroot}, { American arrowroot}, { obedience plant}, { Maranta arundinaceae}] 3: canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [ synonym: { achira}, { indian shot}, { arrowroot}, { Canna indica}, { Canna edulis}] 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]
Arrowroot \ Ar" row* root`\, n. 1. ( Bot.) A white- flowered west Indian plant of the genus { Maranta}, esp. { Maranta arundinacea}, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields { arrowroot starch}. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows. Syn: arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of { Maranta arundinacea}, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of { Maranta} and { Curcuma}. [ 1913 Webster]
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