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Maranta

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



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Maranta arundinaceae
genus Maranta


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... MARANTA ARUNDINACEA.—The arrowroot plant, cultivated for its starch. The tubers being reduced to pulp with water, the fecula subsides, and is washed and dried for commerce. It is a very pure kind of starch, and very nutritious. The ...
— Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture • William Saunders


Words linked to "Maranta" :   obedience plant, genus Maranta, American arrowroot, herbaceous plant, arrowroot, herb


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