arrowroot

Senso (Inglese)

1. (countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
2. (countable, uncountable) Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).
3. (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
4. (countable, uncountable) Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)|

Concetti

maranta arundinacea

arrowroot

amido di maranta arundinacea

sinonimi

indian shot

obedience plant

Canna edulis

Canna indica

American arrowroot

Maranta arundinaceae

achira

phrynium

maranta

flour

Traduzioni

araruta

Pfeilwurz

maranta

guapo

sagú

ararot

arrowroot

arrowroot

أروروت

pijlwortel

arrurruz

Maranta arundinacea

Tacca leontopetaloides

μαραντάμυλον

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Lokono aru-aru (literally “meal of meals”), influenced by arrow + root because the plant’s “roots” (more accurately rhizomes) are used on wounds from poison darts to absorb the poison.