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ar·row·root A0438900 (ăr′ō-ro͞ot′, -ro͝ot′)n.1. a. A starch obtained from the rhizomes of a tropical American perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea). It is used especially in cooking as a thickener.b. The rhizome of this plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable or used for starch extraction.c. The plant itself.2. a. The edible starch obtained from the rhizomes or tubers of various other plants, including coontie.b. Any of these plants.
[By folk etymology from Arawak aru-aru, meal of meals (from its being used to draw poison from arrow wounds).]Word History: The arrowroot is just one of many plants that the European settlers and explorers discovered in the New World. The Arawak, a people who formerly lived on the Caribbean islands and continue to inhabit certain regions of Guiana, named this plant aru-aru, meaning "meal of meals," so called because they thought very highly of the starchy, nutritious meal made from the arrowroot. The plant also had medicinal value because its tubers could be used to draw poison from wounds inflicted by poison arrows. The medicinal application of the roots provided the impetus for English speakers to remake aru-aru into arrowroot, first recorded in English in 1696. Folk etymology—the process by which an unfamiliar element in a word is changed to resemble a more familiar word, often one that is semantically associated with the word being refashioned—has triumphed once again, giving us arrowroot instead of the direct borrowing of aru-aru.arrowroot (ˈærəʊˌruːt) n1. (Plants) a white-flowered West Indian plant, Maranta arundinacea, whose rhizomes yield an easily digestible starch: family Marantaceae2. (Elements & Compounds) the starch obtained from this plant3. (Plants) any of several other plants whose rhizomes or roots yield starchar•row•root (ˈær oʊˌrut, -ˌrʊt)
n. 1. a tropical American plant, Maranta arundinacea, cultivated for its fleshy tubers, which yield an edible starch. 2. the fine-textured, readily digestible starch of this plant, used in cooking as a thickener and for bland diets. 3. any of several similar starches obtained from other tuberous plants. [1690–1700] arrowrootA fine-grained starch prepared from the rhizomes of a tropical plant. Excellent for thickening sauces.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  arrowroot - a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plantamylum, starch - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles | | 2. |  arrowroot - white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starchAmerican arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plantmaranta - any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves | | 3. |  arrowroot - canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtainedachira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shotcanna - any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers |
Translationsarrowrootmaranta arundinaceaarrowroot
arrowroot, any plant of the genus Maranta, usually large perennial herbs, of the family Marantaceae, found chiefly in warm, swampy forest habitats of the Americas and sometimes cultivated for their ornamental leaves. The term arrowroot is also used for the easily digestible starch obtained from the rhizomes of M. arundinacea, the true, or West Indian, arrowroot, which is naturalized in Florida. Other plants produce similar starches, e.g., East Indian arrowroot (from Curcuma angustifolia of the Zingiberaceae, or gingerginger,
common name for members of the Zingiberaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical perennial herbs, chiefly of Indomalaysia. The aromatic oils of many are used in making condiments, perfumes, and medicines, especially stimulants and preparations to ease stomach distress.
..... Click the link for more information. family), Queensland arrowroot (from a cannacanna
[Lat.,=cane], any plant of the genus Canna, tropical and subtropical perennials, grown in temperate regions in parks and gardens for the large foliage and spikelike, usually red or yellow blossoms.
..... Click the link for more information. of the family Cannaceae), Brazilian arrowroot, or tapiocatapioca
, widely used starchy food, obtained from the fleshy root of the bitter cassava. Tapioca is sold in flake or flour form and as the pellet pearl tapioca. Tapioca flour is widely used in place of wheat flour in regions where it is grown, e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. , of the Euphorbiaceae (spurgespurge
, common name for members of the Euphorbiaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees of greatly varied structure and almost cosmopolitan distribution, although most species are tropical. In the United States the family is most common in the Southeast.
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[Malay], edible starch extracted from the pithlike center of several E Asian palms (chiefly Metroxylon sagu) or sometimes of cycads. The starch is an important item in the diet in some parts of E Asia and is exported for use in foods (e.g.
..... Click the link for more information. . True arrowroot is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Zingiberales, family Marantaceae.arrowroot[′ar·ō‚rüt] (botany) Any of the tropical American plants belonging to the genus Maranta in the family Marantaceae. arrowroot1. a white-flowered West Indian plant, Maranta arundinacea, whose rhizomes yield an easily digestible starch: family Marantaceae 2. any of several other plants whose rhizomes or roots yield starch arrowroot
ar·row·root (ar'ō-rūt), The rhizome of Maranta arundinacea, a plant of tropic America, which is the source of a form of starch formerly used as a dietary supplement.arrowroot
Synonyms for arrowrootnoun a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plantRelated Wordsnoun white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starchSynonyms- American arrowroot
- Maranta arundinaceae
- obedience plant
Related Wordsnoun canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtainedSynonyms- achira
- Canna edulis
- Canna indica
- indian shot
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