American arrowroot
American arrowroot · American arrowroots
Synonym of arrowrootSynonym of arrowroot (plant)
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of arrowroot (plant)
white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
(countable, uncountable)Any of several powdered starches, as cornstarch or potato starch.
(countable, uncountable)A plant of species Trimezia martinicensis (syn. Sisyrinchium galaxoides), of most of the rainforest tropics of the Americas.
Forms
plural: American arrowroots| Singular | American arrowroot |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch:arrowrootobedience plantMaranta arundinaceae
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable