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Meaning of arrowroot in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɛroʊˌrut/

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  1. Noun

    arrowroot

    Etymology

    late 17th century: alteration of Arawak aru-aru (literally ‘meal of meals’) by association with arrow and root, the tubers being used to absorb poison from arrow wounds

    Definitions

    1. a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
  2. 2. white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
  3. 3. canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained

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