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arrowroot family
ar′rowroot fam`ily
n. a family, Marantaceae, of tropical plants having abundant leaves with long sheaths and ovate blades, growing in clumps or colonies from creeping rhizomes: includes various arrowroots and the prayer plant. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  arrowroot family - tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomesfamily Marantaceae, Marantaceaeliliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedMusales, order Musales - tropical plantsgenus Maranta - herbs of tropical America |
arrowroot family
Synonyms for arrowroot familynoun tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomesSynonyms- family Marantaceae
- Marantaceae
Related Words- liliopsid family
- monocot family
- Musales
- order Musales
- genus Maranta
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