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Arrowroot Meaning In Hindi

Arrowroot Meaning in Hindi is अरारोट. It is written as Arāroṭ in Roman Hindi. Arrowroot is a noun by form. The synonyms and antonyms of Arrowroot are listed below.

Definitions of Arrowroot

n. A white-flowered west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. Maranta arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. Its root yields arrowroot starch. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.

n. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other plants, as various species of Maranta and Curcuma.

Form Noun

How To Spell Arrowroot [ar-oh-root, -roo t]

Origin of Arrowroot Late 17th century: alteration of Arawak aru-aru (literally ‘meal of meals’) by association with arrow and root, the tubers being used to absorb poison from arrow wounds.