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OTAHEITE ARROWROOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Otaheite arrowroot mean?
• OTAHEITE ARROWROOT (noun)
The noun OTAHEITE ARROWROOT has 1 sense:
1. a starch obtained from the root of the pia
Familiarity information: OTAHEITE ARROWROOT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A starch obtained from the root of the pia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Otaheite arrowroot; Otaheite arrowroot starch
Hypernyms ("Otaheite arrowroot" is a kind of...):
amylum; starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)
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