American Arrowroot (Noun)
Meaning
White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The American arrowroot is a perennial herb native to the Americas and the Caribbean region for culinary purposes.
- Botanists primarily focus on the economic uses of the American arrowroot plant for producing arrowroot starch.
- Some Caribbean islands view the American arrowroot as an important food source that provides nutritional value to their diets.
- American arrowroot's primary active ingredients have been shown to have various health benefits in certain case studies.
- American arrowroot root has been commercially cultivated in several tropical regions to meet global market demands for powdered arrowroot.