| 单词 | arrowroot |
| 释义 | arrowroot (once / 13206 pages) n Arrowroot is a plant that's used to make a cooking starch also called arrowroot. Some soups and puddings are thickened with arrowroot. The plant known as arrowroot has small white flowers and fruit that resembles currants. Arrowroot is primarily grown for its root, though, which is washed, peeled, and beaten until all the starchy liquid comes out. When this liquid dries completely, it's the white powder you can find in the supermarket labeled arrowroot. The name allegedly comes from an old medicinal use of arrowroot, drawing poison from dart or arrow wounds. WORD FAMILYarrowroot: arrowroots USAGE EXAMPLESFeet and legs should be raised, massaged, and swabbed in a warm infusion of willow bark, camphor, and arrowroot. Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007) Stir in the arrowroot slurry, whisking until the sauce thickens slightly, then remove from heat. Los Angeles Times(Aug 01, 2016) Stir in the arrowroot slurry, whisking until the sauce thickens slightly, then remove from heat. Los Angeles Times(Apr 29, 2015) 1n white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch Syn|Hyper American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant maranta any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves 2n canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained Syn|Hyper Canna edulis, Canna indica, achira, indian shot canna any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers 3n a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant Hyper amylum, starch a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles |
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