noun🔗ShareクズウコンMaranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long."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. "祖母は、ソースを濃くしたり、グルテンフリーのデザートを作ったりするために、根からとれるデンプンを使うのが好きなので、庭でクズウコンを育てています。plantvegetablefoodbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareクズ、矢根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)."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. "本物の矢根はMaranta arundinacea植物から来ていますが、フロリダの人々は、Zamia integrifoliaから派生したフロリダ矢根を、ベーキングでグルテンフリーの小麦粉の代替品としてよく使用します。plantvegetablefoodsubstanceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareクズウコン、クズウコン植物の根茎から得られるデンプン質の増粘剤A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener."To make the sauce smoother, she used arrowroot instead of flour as a thickener. "ソースをより滑らかにするために、彼女は増粘剤として小麦粉の代わりにクズウコンを使いました。substancefoodvegetableplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading