maranta

[ muh-ran-tuh ]

/ məˈræn tə /

noun

any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.

Origin of maranta

<New Latin (Linnaeus), after Bartolomeo Maranta (1500–71), Italian physician and botanist

Words nearby maranta

Marajó, maranatha, Maranhão, Marañón, Marañon's sign, maranta, marantic, marari, Maraş, marasca, maraschino

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Example sentences from the Web for maranta

The starch of this root, he asserts, is superior to that of the Maranta.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
Others of more or less value are species of arrowroot (Maranta) and ginger (Zingiber).
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell
Ten of the mixtures contained scarcely a particle of the genuine Maranta or West India arrowroot, for which they were sold.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
Out of thirty-six more or less known species of the genus Maranta, thirty at least are of American origin.
Origin of Cultivated Plants|Alphonse De Candolle

Most of the arrow-root, the fecula of the Maranta arudinacea, sold by druggists, is a mixture of potatoe starch and arrow-root.
A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons|Fredrick Accum

British Dictionary definitions for maranta

maranta

/ (məˈræntə) /

noun

any plant of the tropical American rhizomatous genus Maranta, some species of which are grown as pot plants for their showy leaves in variegated shades of green: family Marantaceae

Word Origin for maranta

named after Bartolomea Maranti, died 1571, Venetian botanist

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单词	maranta
释义	maranta [ muh-ran-tuh ] / məˈræn tə / noun any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage. Origin of maranta <New Latin (Linnaeus), after Bartolomeo Maranta (1500–71), Italian physician and botanist Words nearby maranta Marajó, maranatha, Maranhão, Marañón, Marañon's sign, maranta, marantic, marari, Maraş, marasca, maraschino Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maranta The starch of this root, he asserts, is superior to that of the Maranta. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds Others of more or less value are species of arrowroot (Maranta) and ginger (Zingiber). Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany\|Douglas Houghton Campbell Ten of the mixtures contained scarcely a particle of the genuine Maranta or West India arrowroot, for which they were sold. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds Out of thirty-six more or less known species of the genus Maranta, thirty at least are of American origin. Origin of Cultivated Plants\|Alphonse De Candolle Most of the arrow-root, the fecula of the Maranta arudinacea, sold by druggists, is a mixture of potatoe starch and arrow-root. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons\|Fredrick Accum British Dictionary definitions for maranta maranta / (məˈræntə) / noun any plant of the tropical American rhizomatous genus Maranta, some species of which are grown as pot plants for their showy leaves in variegated shades of green: family Marantaceae Word Origin for maranta named after Bartolomea Maranti, died 1571, Venetian botanist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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