Arrowroot

n.	1.	(Bot.) 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.

Noun	1.	arrowroot - a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant
	2.	arrowroot - white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch Synonyms: American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant
	3.	arrowroot - canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained Synonyms: achira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot

amylum, starch