arrowroot
Kelime Anlamı :

1. ararot kamışı.
2. ararot nişastası.
3. ararot.
4. un.
Tanımlar :
1. A starch obtained from the rhizomes of a tropical american perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea). it is used especially in cooking as a thickener.
2. the rhizome of this plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable or used for starch extraction.
3. the plant itself.
4. the edible starch obtained from the rhizomes or tubers of plants in the genera canna and Tacca.
5. any of these plants.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. A large perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea - family Marantaceae) native to the caribbean area. it has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes.
2. A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. A white-flowered west indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. Maranta arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. its root yields arrowroot starch. it said that the indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.
2. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and curcuma.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A starch obtained from the horizontal rhizomes of several species of Maranta.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia