MARANTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does maranta mean? 

• MARANTA (noun)
  The noun MARANTA has 1 sense:

1. any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves

  Familiarity information: MARANTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MARANTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("maranta" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "maranta"):

American arrowroot; arrowroot; Maranta arundinaceae; obedience plant (white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch)

Holonyms ("maranta" is a member of...):

genus Maranta (herbs of tropical America)