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Webster 1913 Edition
Maranta
Ma-ran′ta
,p
rop.
Noun.
[NL.]
(Bot.)
A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (
Maranta arundinacea
, the American arrowroot
or obedience plant
) arrowroot
(arrowroot starch
) is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.