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ARROWROOT FAMILY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
Synonyms:
arrowroot family; family Marantaceae; Marantaceae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("arrowroot family" is a kind of...):
liliopsid family; monocot family (family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "arrowroot family"):
genus Maranta (herbs of tropical America)
Holonyms ("arrowroot family" is a member of...):
Musales; order Musales (tropical plants)
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