Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun otaheite_arrowroot_starch

1 sense of otaheite arrowroot starch

Sense 1
Otaheite arrowroot, Otaheite arrowroot starch -- (a starch obtained from the root of the pia)
       => starch, amylum -- (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)