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Arrowroot

A west Indian plant of the genus Maranta, esp. M. arundinacea, now cultivated in many hot countries. It said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.

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Canna 76% connected

A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet. See Cane, 4.

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Maranta 76% connected

A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch,…

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Stiff; precise; rigid.

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Arum noun · 86% connection

starch resembling sago that is obtained from cuckoopint root

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Carnauba noun · 86% connection

hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes

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Catechu noun · 85% connection

extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally

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Manna noun · 85% connection

hardened sugary exudation of various trees

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Physostigmine noun · 85% connection

used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma

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Vanillin noun · 85% connection

a crystalline compound found in vanilla beans and some balsam resins; used in perfumes and flavorings

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Capsid noun · 84% connection

the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus

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Adenine noun · 78% connection

(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

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Deoxyribonucleic acid noun · 78% connection

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Algonkin noun · 78% connection

One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern and eastern par…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: west, indian, plant, genus, maranta.
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Aster noun · 78% connection

A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome compoun…

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Bitterroot noun · 78% connection

A plant (Lewisia rediviva) allied to the purslane, but with fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho, Montana, etc…

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Butt noun · 78% connection

the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots

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Cardoon noun · 78% connection

southern European plant having spiny leaves and purple flowers cultivated for its edible leafstalks and roots

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Carnation noun · 78% connection

Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors

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Carrot noun · 78% connection

perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: west, indian, plant, genus, maranta.
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Cherokees n. pl. · 78% connection

An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are now mostly sett…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: west, indian, plant, genus, maranta.
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Chicory noun · 78% connection

A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also cultivated f…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: west, indian, plant, genus, maranta.
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Cinchona noun · 78% connection

A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the East Indies, producing a med…

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Conch noun · 78% connection

A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. S. gigas is the large…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: west, indian, plant, genus, maranta.
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Cowpea noun · 78% connection

The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus Dolichos; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are cultivated in the southern…

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