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INDIAN SHOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does indian shot mean?
• INDIAN SHOT (noun)
The noun INDIAN SHOT has 1 sense:
1. canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
Familiarity information: INDIAN SHOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
achira; arrowroot; Canna edulis; Canna indica; indian shot
Hypernyms ("indian shot" is a kind of...):
canna (any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers)
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