Synonyms
Etymology

1. arrowroot

noun. ['ˈɛroʊˌruːt'] white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.

Etymology

  • arrow (English)
  • earh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • root (English)
  • root (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Arrowroot

  • bitterroot
  • breadfruit
  • grapefruit

2. arrowroot

noun. ['ˈɛroʊˌruːt'] a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • arrow (English)
  • earh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • root (English)
  • root (Middle English (1100-1500))

3. arrowroot

noun. ['ˈɛroʊˌruːt'] canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.

Etymology

  • arrow (English)
  • earh (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
  • root (English)
  • root (Middle English (1100-1500))