A nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant.

White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.

synonyms: American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant.

Polish: maranta trzcinowa

Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.

synonyms: achira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot.

Polish: paciorecznik indyjski