noun🔗Share竹芋 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. "我奶奶在她的花园里种竹芋，因为她喜欢用竹芋根里的淀粉来勾芡酱汁和制作无麸质甜点。plantvegetablefoodbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share葛粉，蕉芋粉 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. "虽然真正的竹芋粉来自Maranta arundinacea这种植物，但佛罗里达的人们常常使用佛罗里达蕉芋粉（提取自Zamia integrifolia）作为烘焙中无麸质面粉的替代品。plantvegetablefoodsubstanceagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share葛粉，太白粉 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. "为了让酱汁更顺滑，她用了葛粉（或太白粉）代替面粉来勾芡。substancefoodvegetableplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
