Arrowroot

What do we mean by arrowroot?

A starch obtained from the rhizomes of a tropical American perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea). It is used especially in cooking as a thickener. noun

The rhizome of this plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable or used for starch extraction. noun

The plant itself. noun

The edible starch obtained from the rhizomes or tubers of various other plants, including coontie. noun

Any of these plants. noun

A starch obtained from the horizontal rhizomes of several species of Maranta. noun

A white-flowered west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. Maranta arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields arrowroot starch. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows. noun

A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma. noun

A large perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea - family Marantaceae) native to the Caribbean area. It has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes. noun

A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener. noun

A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant noun

White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch noun

Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained noun

Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.

Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant the rhizomes of which are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).

A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

Words that are spelled similarly to arrowroot:
arrowroot, arrow-root, arrow root, arrowroots, arrowwood, arrowood.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word arrowroot:
coontie, cornstarch, kudzu, starch, sago, tapioca, biscuits, flour, noodles, yam, sugarcane, taro, coconut, edible, potatoes, dong, beans, cultivated, potato, laurel, dried, powder, cultivation, downstream, grown, bread, wheat, americas, corn, plants, foods, crops, sweet, mixture, vincent, sugar, root, cotton, fruit, producers, plant, tropical, mill, marketing, widely, factory, brand, food, creek, native, obtained, probably, growing, oil, produce, florida, hot, commercial, makes, australia, pacific, sometimes, islands, america, evidence, similar, variety.

Words that rhyme with arrowroot:
suit, attribute, moot, shoot, root, route, boot, fruit, minute, acute, astute, constitute, dispute, refute, absolute, institute, execute, cute, pursuit, impute, commute, substitute, resolute, destitute, recruit, loot, mute, hoot, enroute, brute, hirsute, flute, coot, lute, salute, chute, prosecute, dilute, lawsuit, newt, scoot, overshoot, compute, parachute, en route, repute, persecute, butte, bruit, brut, toot, prostitute, convolute, jute, snoot, bute, electrocute, klute, offshoot, cahoot, bandicoot, uproot, grapefruit, pollute, wetsuit, disrepute, reroute, scute, crapshoot, jumpsuit, shute, restitute, glute, swimsuit, reconstitute, groot, follow suit, breadfruit, malamute, permute, clute, telecommute, smoot, grassroot, spacesuit, beirut, subacute, lieut, absolut, to boot, whoot, bathing suit, birthday suit, crute, skute, kiwi fruit, cloot, pantsuit, sweatsuit, stone fruit.

Adjectives that are often used to describe arrowroot:
little, indian, brazilian, thin, east, west, polynesian, best, wild, mix, true, genuine, boiled, british, called, pure, powdered, excellent, ordinary, water, native, stir, commercial, nice, prepared, raw, natal, dry, finest, cooked, warm, muddy, chinese, cold, growing, arum.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective arrowroot:
starch, water, gruel, powder, flour, pudding, family, jelly, milk, production, food, tribe, cookies, blancmange, mixture.

Consonant match to arrowroot:
ararat, irrorate.

Words that sound like arrowroot:
arrowroot, taro root, hairy root, ararat, tree root, arrowhead, enroute, aircrew, air raid, en route, ariat, airfreight, enroot, air crew, prorate, arkwright, nerveroot, autoroute, pro rate, airport, parachute, aircraft, erudite, errant, everett, egret, uproot, earhart, reroute, airtight, heirarchy, arest, emirate, arist, aerate, aeronaut, air craft, everette, air out, cherry red, airhart, arat, everitt, errorist, erit, arrowed, aerolite, air horn, arendt, arit, airier, unroot, air port, ehret, ariad, re-route, re route, airproof, kereru, air group, bear fruit, air current, air jet, arrased, cherry-red, air-tight, airiest, airburst, arillate, ehrhardt, airlight, celery root, ecrit, air alert, air shot, air tight, erogate, eyrir, yellow root, arora, arrogate, croat, aureate, cheroot, dry rot, arrow head, crozet, arrow wood, low rate, arara, arrowwood, argute, arrowood, iron rod, order out, co-write, our hero, ariette, arriere, ormerod.