HyperDic: marantaceae

English > 1 sense of the word Marantaceae:
NOUNplantMarantaceae, family Marantaceae, arrowroot familytropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
English > Marantaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes.
Synonymsfamily Marantaceae, arrowroot family
Member ofMusales, order MusalesTropical plants
Membersgenus Marantaherbs of tropical America
Broadermonocot family, liliopsid familyfamily of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Spanishmarantáceas

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