arrowroot

== English == === Etymology === From Lokono aru-aru (literally “meal of meals”), influenced by arrow +‎ root because the plant’s “roots” (more accurately rhizomes) are used on wounds from poison darts to absorb the poison. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛɹoʊˌɹut/ (Northeastern US) IPA(key): /ˈæɹoʊˌɹut/ Hyphenation: ar‧row‧root === Noun === arrowroot (countable and uncountable, plural arrowroots) (countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. [from late 17th c.] (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). (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener. Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)| ==== Alternative forms ==== arrow-root ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === References === === Further reading === arrowroot on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Maranta arundinacea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies