Arrowroot

Quick meaning: Arrowroot is a noun meaning (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

Meaning

(uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

More Meanings

1. Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)|
2. (countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
3. (countable, uncountable) Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).

Example Sentences

Arrowroot (pia) is a member of the Tacca family. […] The ancient Hawaiians used the arrowroot (pia) as a food and as a medicine.

The East India arrowroot was considered the best; and the French West India arrowroot not so good. The East India arrowroot had the finest grains; the second finest were those from the potato; and third the tous les mois or French West India arrowroot; […]

Arrowroots were introduced into the area in early 1983 by an elderly citizen known as Mr. Awondo, who brought it from Central Kenya where it is planted in the moist river beds. […] Arrowroots thrive where there is enough moisture in the soil for its normal growth and development.

The presence of potato starch in arrow root may be discovered by the microscope. Arrow root consists of regular ovoid particles of nearly equal size, whereas potato starch consists of particles of an irregular ovoid or truncated form, exceedingly irregular in their dimensions, some being so large as ¹⁄₃₀₀ of an inch, and others only ¹⁄₂₀₀₀.

Word Forms

• arrowroots
• arrow-root

Synonyms for arrowroot

Depending on context, synonyms include achira.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include achira, starch, arrow-root, ararao, araru, bigroot.

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