noun Download 🔗Share Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. Examples : "My grandmother grows arrowroot in her garden because she likes to use the starch from its roots to thicken sauces and make gluten-free desserts. " plant vegetable food biology agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant the rhizomes of which 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). Examples : "While true arrowroot comes from the Maranta arundinacea plant, people in Florida often use Florida arrowroot, derived from the Zamia integrifolia, as a gluten-free flour substitute in baking. " plant vegetable food substance agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener. Examples : "To make the sauce smoother, she used arrowroot instead of flour as a thickener. " substance food vegetable plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
