maranta

/muh-ran-tuh/US // məˈræn tə //UK // (məˈræntə) //

马兰塔,沼泽地

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.

Out of thirty-six more or less known species of the genus Maranta, thirty at least are of American origin.
Maranta had studied in the private gardens formed by Pinelli at Naples.
Most of the arrow-root, the fecula of the Maranta arudinacea, sold by druggists, is a mixture of potatoe starch and arrow-root.
Others of more or less value are species of arrowroot (Maranta) and ginger (Zingiber).
Ten of the mixtures contained scarcely a particle of the genuine Maranta or West India arrowroot, for which they were sold.