Arrowroot
Arrowroot is a starch obtained from the rhizomes (rootstock) of several tropical plants, traditionally in particular Maranta arundinacea, but also Florida arrowroot, as well as tapioca from cassava, which is often labeled arrowroot. In Kenya, "arrowroot" refers to nduma, a plant known elsewhere as taro. Polynesian arrowroot or pia, Guyana arrowroot, Japanese arrowroot or kudzu, and purple arrowroot are used in similar ways.
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