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florida arrowroot

 

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Noun florida arrowroot has 1 sense
  1. coontie, Florida arrowroot, Seminole bread, Zamia pumila - small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot
    --1 is a kind of zamia

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Florida Arrowroot

Noun

A type of perennial herb that belongs to the arrowroot family, native to the state of Florida.

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Adjective

Referring to or characteristic of the state of Florida's arrowroot.

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Sense 1: Popular usage

Noun - A starchy substance derived from the roots of the West Indian arrowroot, used as a thickener in cooking.

Example sentence: I added Florida arrowroot to the gravy to give it a smoother consistency.

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Sense 2: Local usage

Noun - A name given to a type of small, tuberous root found in the swamplands of Florida, traditionally used as a source of food by the indigenous people.

Example sentence: The Seminoles harvested Florida arrowroot from the marshes and incorporated it into various dishes.

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