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Marantaceae

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prop. n.1.A natural family of tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes, including the arrowroot; the arrowroot family.
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Noun1.Marantaceae - tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomesMarantaceae - tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
arrowroot family, family Marantaceae
liliopsid family, monocot family - family of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
Musales, order Musales - tropical plants
genus Maranta - herbs of tropical America
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