| NOUN | plant | maranta | any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves |
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| Meaning | Any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves. | |
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| Member of | genus Maranta | herbs of tropical America |
| Narrower | arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant, Maranta arundinaceae | white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch |
| Broader | herb, herbaceous plant | A plant lacking a permanent woody stem |
| Spanish | maranta | |
| Catalan | maranta | |
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