arrowroot
/ˈærəʊruːt/noun
1- a herbaceous Caribbean plant from which a starch is prepared竹芋。
1.1
- Maranta arundinacea, family Marantaceae.拉丁名Maranta arundinacea,竹芋科。
1.2
- mass noun the fine-grained starch obtained from this plant, used in cookery and medicine竹芋粉。
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