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arrowroot

ar·row·root

UK/ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/ US/ˈɛɹoʊˌɹut/ uncommon

noun

1.

a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant

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3.

Origin

From Lokono aru-aru (literally “meal of meals”), influenced by arrow + root because the plant’s “roots” (more accurately rhizomes) are used on wounds from poison darts to absorb the poison.

Phrases

  • African arrowroot Terms derived from arrowroot
  • American arrowroot Terms derived from arrowroot
  • arrowroot orchid Terms derived from arrowroot
  • arrowroot tea Terms derived from arrowroot
  • banded arrowroot Terms derived from arrowroot
  • bembam arrowroot Terms derived from arrowroot
  • Bermuda arrowroot Terms derived from arrowroot
  • Brazilian arrowroot Terms derived from arrowroot

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