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单词 arrowroot
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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。
词源
late 17th cent.: alteration of Arawak aru-aru (literally 'meal of meals') by association with ARROW and ROOT1, the tubers being used to absorb poison from arrow wounds.
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