achira vs arrowroot

achira

noun
  • The edible rhizome of this plant. 

  • Canna indica (syn. Canna edulis), similar to arrowroot: the canna lily, the seeds of which yield a purple dye. 

arrowroot

noun
  • A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener. 

  • Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. 

  • Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu). 

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