Arrowroot
WordNet
noun
(1) Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
(2) White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
(3) A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A large perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea - Family Marantaceae) native to the Caribbean area. It has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes.
- A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener.