arrowroot
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arrowroot
- /ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/ UK
- /ˈɛɹoʊˌɹut/ US
- /ˈæɹoʊˌɹut/ Northeastern, US
Where it comes from
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.
noun arrowroots · arrow-root
- Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. The East India arrowroot was considered the best; and the French West India arrowroot not so good. The East India arrowroot had the finest grains; the second finest were those from the potato; and third the tous les mois or French West India arrowroot; […]
- 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). Arrowroot (pia) is a member of the Tacca family. […] The ancient Hawaiians used the arrowroot (pia) as a food and as a medicine.
- A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener. Dr. Ifill could state, with certainty, that all the arrow-root imported into this country from Barbadoes, was made from the maranta; […] The difference in the quality of the arrow-roots imported into this country, depended on the care which had been employed in the preparation. The greater number of
- Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)|
Translations
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noun Maranta arundinacea
| Español | maranta, sagú, guapo, planta obediente, yuquilla, maranda |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 葛鬱金 kuzu-ukon |
| 中文 | 竹芋 |
| Português | araruta |
| Deutsch | Pfeilwurz |
| Italiano | maranta arundinacea |
| Ελληνικά | μαραντία marantía |
| Română | maranta |
| Русский | мара́нта maránta |
| Tiếng Việt | mì tinh, dong củ |
noun starchy substance
| Español | almidón de maranta/sagú/guapo, fécula de planta obediente, sagú, arruruz, arrurruz |
|---|---|
| Português | araruta |
| Deutsch | Pfeilwurzelmehl, Arrowroot |
| Italiano | amido di maranta arundinacea |
| Ελληνικά | μαραντάμυλον marantámylon |
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