arrowroot

n. 竹芋 [医] 竹芋, 竹芋淀粉

发音

UK /ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/
AU
US /ˈɛɹoʊˌɹut/
其它 /ˈæɹoʊˌɹut/
US /ˈæɹoʊˌɹut/

词形变化

arrowroots 复数 arrowroots

别名

arrow-root

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    竹芋

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  2. 2.

    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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  3. 3.

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

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  4. 4.

    Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)|

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

achira American arrowroot Indian shot

上位词 4

starch amylum canna maranta

相关短语

arrowroot tea arrowroot teas Polynesian arrowroot Guinea arrowroot Japanese arrowroot Florida arrowroot [网络] 佛罗里达arrowroot American arrowroot [网络] 美国人 Chinese arrowroot East Asian arrowroot

词源

From Lokono aru-aru (literally “meal of meals”), influenced by arrow + root because the plant’s “roots” (more accurately rhizomes) are used on wounds from poison darts to absorb the poison.

来源：wiktionary