English dictionary

arrowroot

/'/&/r/oU/,r/u/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant

noun.substance

Source: WordNet 3.0
white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch

noun.plant

Synonyms american arrowroot maranta arundinaceae obedience plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained

noun.plant

Synonyms achira canna edulis canna indica indian shot

Source: WordNet 3.0
A west Indian plant of the genus <i>Maranta</i>, esp. <i>M. arundinacea</i>, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.

noun

Source: webster1913