arrowroot
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- noun
- /ˈɛroʊˌrut/
:
planta de arrurruz
- The normal arrowroot harvesting period ran from January to May, the drier months, which helped limit exposure of fully tilled fields to the erosive power of rainfall.
Examples
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Food crops were always the province of peasants, but both peasants and estates were involved in the cultivation of arrowroot and Sea Island cotton.
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In some arrowroot fields, for example, terraces 5-7 feet high had built up behind the grass barriers by the late 1940s (St. Vincent Agricultural Department 1949, 16).
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I've even given her a couple of those arrowroot biscuits.
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Peasants did not construct a system of ridges and furrows for arrowroot, as they did for food crops and cotton.
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Their two export crops were arrowroot (Maranta arundinaceae) and Sea Island cotton (superfine V. 135).
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The other major peasant export crop was arrowroot, the cylindrical root stocks of which are high in starch (Handler 1971).
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Although grass barriers could impede runoff in arrowroot fields, they were less effective in banana cultivation because banana plants grow tall, develop an extensive leaf canopy, and shade out the grass strips.
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I used arrowroot as a thickening agent for the soup because it is easy to digest.
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The cake recipe calls for arrowroot flour to give it a lighter texture.
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For the baby's food, we prepared a mixture that included arrowroot for its nutritional benefits.
Synonyms
A tropical plant with white flowers whose root makes arrowroot starch used in cooking
A West Indian plant whose root makes a fine starch used to thicken food
A Caribbean plant with white flowers whose root makes arrowroot starch used in cooking
A tropical plant grown for its large starchy root used for flour
A plant that grows for many years with a large edible root used to make arrowroot starch
A tropical plant from Florida and nearby islands whose roots make a starchy flour
A plant that people grow for its edible roots used to make arrowroot starch
A plant grown for its starchy root to make arrowroot flour
A tropical plant grown for its edible root that people use to make starch for cooking
A South American plant grown for its starchy edible root used to make arrowroot starch
Compounds
A tropical plant from Florida and nearby islands whose roots make a starchy flour
- Archaic
A fine white starch from the root of a plant used to thicken food and ease stomach problems
Surface Forms
Etymology
Arrowroot the plant is named for its useful root that gives the fine starch, and the name may come from an Arawak word like aru-aru or from the old use of the starch on arrow wounds. That's why the plant name points to the edible 'root' and the starch it produces.