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arrowroot meaning in Tamil

கூம்புக்கிழங்கு

UK/ˈæɹə(ʊ)ɹuːt/US/ˈɛɹoʊˌɹut/

arrowroot in Tamil: கூம்புக்கிழங்கு, கூவைக்கிழங்கு. In English, arrowroot means maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.

Tamil words for arrowroot

கூம்புக்கிழங்கு, கூவைக்கிழங்கு

English meaning of arrowroot

  1. noun Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
  2. noun Usually preceded by an attributive word: some other plant whose rhizomes are used to prepare a substance similar to arrowroot (sense 3), such as Zamia integrifolia (Florida arrowroot) or Pueraria montana var. lobata (Japanese arrowroot or kudzu).
  3. noun A starchy substance obtained from the rhizomes of an arrowroot plant used as a thickener.
  4. noun Other plants with similar appearance or properties, such as common yarrow (Achillea millefolium)|.

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Questions about arrowroot in Tamil

What is the meaning of arrowroot in Tamil?
Arrowroot in Tamil is கூம்புக்கிழங்கு, கூவைக்கிழங்கு.
arrowroot என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Arrowroot: கூம்புக்கிழங்கு, கூவைக்கிழங்கு.
What does arrowroot mean in English?
Arrowroot means maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: arrowroot (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: arrowroot (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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