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Definition of Arrowroot
1. Noun. A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.
2. Noun. White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.
3. Noun. Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
Definition of Arrowroot
1. n. A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.
Definition of Arrowroot
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Arrowroot
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Literary usage of Arrowroot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Food and the principles of dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1906)
"TAPIOCA, SAGO AND arrowroot. These are to be regarded simply as special forms of
starch. ... arrowroot is obtained from the rhizome of a West Indian plant ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The arrowroot may be separated on a small scale in the same manner as potato-starch
is ... On a large scale the manufacture of arrowroot is conducted with ..."
3. Adulterations Detected; Or, Plain Instructions for the Discovery of Frauds by Arthur Hill Hassall (1857)
"With these particulars the public at large is but ill acquainted. Attending this
enlarged use of the word arrowroot are certain disadvantages. ..."
4. Handbook of Practical Botany for the Botanical Laboratory and Private Student by Eduard Strasburger (1887)
"Genuine East-Indian arrowroot shows in its grains a very excentric structure (Fig.
... Starch-grains from the commercial East-Indian arrowroot (from the ..."
5. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"arrowroot. A large proportion of the edible starches obtained from the rhizomes
or root-stocks of various plants are known in commerce under the name of ..."
6. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Mix arrowroot with cold water to form a thin paste. Add to boiling water and cook
ten minutes. ... arrowroot is the purest form of starch. Farina Gruel. ..."
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