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Meanings of arrowroot in English
Spanish
achira Canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained.
Portuguese
araruta Spanish
maranta arundinacea White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch.
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Examples for "achira"
Examples for "achira"
1
But at Achira Labs, a biotech startup in Bangalore, researchers are spinning up their diagnostic sensors from silk.
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An Indian shot her before she got within sixty yards of us.
2
An Indian shot a lighted arrow into the church and set it on fire.
3
Once an Indian shot at Washington from behind a tree.
4
While Oglethorpe was at Charlestown, in June 1733, an Indian shot himself in the vicinity.
5
Passing at full speed within seventy-five yards of the stockade-fence the Indian shot his arrow.
Russian
арроурут Starch obtained from the rhizomes of several tropical plants.
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Usage of arrowroot in English
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To give it the natural bloom, pass it through the prepared arrowroot.
2
A considerable quantity of arrowroot is now produced in the Sandwich Islands.
3
The best hats are made of the stalks of the arrowroot plant.
4
Lionel Gwirrh displayed a selection of arrowroot cookies, preserved since his childhood.
5
Caterina took the arrowroot quite eagerly, while Martha was lighting her fire.
6
These people had no money but they could gather and prepare arrowroot.
7
A woman stuck a box of arrowroot cough lozenges into her handbag.
8
A little arrowroot, and a light potage, that contained bread, still remained.
9
The prepared flours,-cornstarch, arrowroot, barley,-shouldbe cooked at least twenty minutes.
10
Milk, eggs, arrowroot, tapioca, sago, panada, &c., are better than animal food.
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Farinaceous.-Wholewheat, corn or brown bread, arrowroot, rice, dry toast, milk toast.
12
Add two level dessert spoons of arrowroot, dissolved in 50mls of cold water.
13
Silver ornaments should be kept in fine arrowroot, and completely covered with it.
14
The starch is very white, and closely resembles that made from the arrowroot.
15
She was taking him the arrowroot which I had ordered over-night.
16
For a natural, thin, silky syrup, we prefer cornstarch, arrowroot, or potato starch.
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