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Arrowroot

🔄 Synonyms of "Arrowroot"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
achiranoun	The edible rhizome of this plant.
indian shotnoun	achira (Canna indica)
canna indica	Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae.
canna edulisnoun	canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
american arrowrootnoun	Synonym of arrowroot (plant)
maranta arundinaceaenoun	white-flowered west indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
obedience plantnoun	white-flowered west indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Arrowroot"

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Word	Definition
achiranoun	The edible rhizome of this plant.
american arrowrootnoun	Synonym of arrowroot (plant)
canna edulisnoun	canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
canna indica	Canna indica, commonly known as Indian shot, African arrowroot, edible canna, purple arrowroot, Sierra Leone arrowroot, is a plant species in the family Cannaceae.
indian shotnoun	achira (Canna indica)
maranta arundinaceaenoun	white-flowered west indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
obedience plantnoun	white-flowered west indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
starchnoun	(uncountable) A widely diffused vegetable substance, found especially in seeds, bulbs and tubers, as extracted (e.g. from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) in the form of a white, glistening, granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries, in making paste, etc.
arrow-rootnoun	Alternative spelling of arrowroot. [(countable, uncountable) Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.]
araraonoun	arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
ararunoun	arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)
unicorn rootnoun	A flowering plant of the genus Aletris.
arrow arumnoun	A plant of genus Peltandra, which has an edible root.
bigrootnoun	Either of the plants Marah fabacea and Marah macrocarpa.
taprootnoun	(botany) A long, tapering root, exhibited by many plant species (such as carrots and dandelions).
manrootnoun	A flowering plant in the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae), genus Marah, native to western North America.
marantanoun	arrowroot plant (Maranta arundinacea)
manyrootnoun	(Caribbean) The plant Ruellia tuberosa.
starchrootnoun	Alternative form of starch-root. [A plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.]
redrootnoun	Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.