ARROWROOT
9 letters
12 Scrabble points
Definition of ARROWROOT
noun
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Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
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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).
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A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
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Length
9 letters
Scrabble Score
12 points