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单词 arrowroot
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•row•root /ˈæroʊˌrut, -ˌrʊt/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Plant Biology[countable] a tropical American plant grown for the starch that can be made from it.
  2. [uncountable] the easily digested starch of this plant, used as a thickener in cooking.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ar•row•root  (arō ro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya tropical American plant, Maranta arundinacea, the rhizomes of which yield a nutritious starch.
  2. the starch itself.
  3. Plant Biologyany of several other plants yielding a similar starch.
  4. the starch of these plants, used in cooking as a binder or thickener.
  • so called from use of its root in treatment of wounds made by poisoned arrows 1690–1700

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
arrowroot /ˈærəʊˌruːt/ n
  1. a white-flowered West Indian plant, Maranta arundinacea, whose rhizomes yield an easily digestible starch: family Marantaceae
  2. the starch obtained from this plant
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