NOUN | plant | obedience plant, arrowroot, American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae | white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch |
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Meaning | white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch. | |
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Synonyms | arrowroot, American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae | |
Broader | maranta | Any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves |
Spanish | maranta arundinaceae, maranta arundinacea | |
Catalan | maranta arundinaceae |
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