arrowroots

竹芋科竹芋属多年生大型草本植物,原产加勒比地区,绿叶长约15厘米。

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

通常带修饰词,指某些根茎可制取类似竹芋粉的植物,如佛罗里达竹芋或葛。

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).

从竹芋根茎中提取的淀粉质物质,用作增稠剂。

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

外貌或性质相似的其他植物,如欧蓍草。

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