maranta
1. maranta
white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch [belocvetna zahodnoindijska rastlina, katere korenine dajejo škrob za ararut]
2. maranta
canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained [kana, ki je posebej gojena zaradi svojega užitnega gomolja, iz katerega se pridobiva škrob za arrowroot]