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Tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
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marantaceae
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marantaceae \Marantaceae\ prop. n. A natural family of tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes, including the arrowroot; the arrowroot family. Syn: family Marantaceae , arrowroot family.
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
The Marantaceae are a family , the arrowroot family , of flowering plants known for its large starchy rhizomes . It is sometimes called the prayer-plant family . Combined morphological and DNA phylogenetic analyses indicate the family originated in Africa ...