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MARANTA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("maranta" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "maranta"):
American arrowroot; arrowroot; Maranta arundinaceae; obedience plant (white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch)
Holonyms ("maranta" is a member of...):
genus Maranta (herbs of tropical America)
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