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maranta

maranta noun: any of the family Marantaceae of plants.

Noun

maranta (plural marantas)

  1. Any of the family Marantaceae of plants
    1. arrowroot plant (Maranta arundinacea)
  2. Arrowroot starch, traditional and commonly made from Maranta arundinacea.

Forms of maranta

pluralmarantas

Questions about maranta

What does maranta mean?
Maranta means any of the family Marantaceae of plants.
What part of speech is maranta?
Maranta is a noun.
What is the plural of maranta?
The plural of maranta is marantas.

Words near maranta in the dictionary

  1. maranoia
  2. Maranon
  3. Maranons
  4. Maranos
  5. Marans
  6. maranta
  7. marantaceous
  8. Marantao
  9. marantas
  10. marantic
  11. marantic endocarditis

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