释义 |
arrowroot/ˈærə(ʊ)ru:t/n. a plant of the family Marantaceae, esp. Maranta arundinacea of the W. Indies, from which a starch is prepared and used for nutritional and medicinal purposes (尤指产于西印度的)竹芋;竹芋粉(用作营养品或药品) [alteration of Arawak aru-aru (literally ‘meal of meals’) by assimilation to ARROW and ROOT1, the tubers having been used to absorb poison from arrow wounds] |