genus Maranta

Thesaurus

Noun

1.genus Maranta - herbs of tropical Americaliliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seedarrowroot family, family Marantaceae, Marantaceae - tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomesmaranta - any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves