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MARANTA ARUNDINACEAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Maranta arundinaceae mean?
• MARANTA ARUNDINACEAE (noun)
The noun MARANTA ARUNDINACEAE has 1 sense:
1. white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
Familiarity information: MARANTA ARUNDINACEAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
American arrowroot; arrowroot; Maranta arundinaceae; obedience plant
Hypernyms ("Maranta arundinaceae" is a kind of...):
maranta (any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves)
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