Found 2 items, similar to arrowroot.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: arrowroot arrowroot n 1: a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant 2: white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [syn: American arrowroot, obedience plant, Maranta arundinaceae ] 3: canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [syn: achira, indian shot, Canna indica, Canna edulis]
English → English (gcide) Definition: arrowroot Maranta \Ma*ran"ta\, prop. n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (Maranta arundinacea, the American arrowroot or obedience plant) arrowroot (arrowroot starch) is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament. [1913 Webster]