arrowroot

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/    美 /ˈɛɹoʊˌɹut/|/ˈæɹoʊˌɹut/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. countable,uncountable
    — The East India arrowroot was considered the best; and the French West India arrowroot not so good. The East India arrowroot had the finest grains; the second finest were those from the potato; and third the tous les mois or French West India arrowroot; […]
  2. Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes 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). countable,uncountable
    — Arrowroot (pia) is a member of the Tacca family. […] The ancient Hawaiians used the arrowroot (pia) as a food and as a medicine.
  3. A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener. uncountable
    — Dr. Ifill could state, with certainty, that all the arrow-root imported into this country from Barbadoes, was made from the maranta; […] The difference in the quality of the arrow-roots imported into this country, depended on the care which had been employed in the preparation. The greater number of times the fecula was washed, the purer it would be.
  4. Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)| countable,uncountable

词形变化

arrowroots plural arrow-root alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
African arrowroot American arrowroot arrowroot orchid arrowroot tea banded arrowroot bembam arrowroot Bermuda arrowroot Brazilian arrowroot Canna arrowroot Chinese arrowroot East Asian arrowroot East Indian arrowroot Fiji arrowroot Florida arrowroot Guinea arrowroot Hawaii arrowroot Indian arrowroot Jamaica arrowroot Japanese arrowroot Maranta arrowroot Natal arrowroot Oswego arrowroot Polynesian arrowroot Portland arrowroot purple arrowroot Queensland arrowroot South Sea arrowroot Tahiti arrowroot (Tacca leontopetaloides St. Vincent arrowroot true arrowroot tulema arrowroot West Indian arrowroot white arrowroot

词源

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.
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