Definitions
Plant source of arrowroot starch.
Word origin
From Lokono aru-aru (literally “meal of meals”), influenced by arrow + root because the plant’s “roots” (more accurately rhizomes) are used on wounds from poison darts to absorb the poison.
Used in a sentence
“Arrowroot (pia) is a member of the Tacca family. […] The ancient Hawaiians used the arrowroot (pia) as a food and as a medicine.”
“For food, they [ancient Hawaiians] mixed the arrowroot with coconut cream or milk (wai o ka nui), or wrapped it in tī (kī) leaves. Also they steamed the arrowroot in an imu to make the dessert haupia.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Starch source”9 letters
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