HyperDic: maranta

English > 1 sense of the word maranta:
NOUNplantmarantaany of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves
English > maranta: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves.
Member ofgenus Marantaherbs of tropical America
Narrowerarrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant, Maranta arundinaceaewhite-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishmaranta
Catalanmaranta

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