starch-root

noun

A plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.

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Meanings

nounstarch-root (plural starch-roots)

plural starch-roots

  1. A plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.

    The Arum maculatum is commonly called arrow-root or starch-root, but the vulgar names cows and calves, and lords and ladies, are also known, though not so frequently used.

    July 14 1853, T.B. Groves, “On Portland Arrow-Root”, in Transactions of the Pharmaceutical Meetings, volume 13, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, page 60

    Synonyms: Jack-in-the-pulpit, cuckoopint, Adam and Eve, adder's meat, adder's root, arum, arum lily, bobbins

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant native to woodlands of northern Europe, Arum maculatum.

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jack-in-the-pulpitkitty-come-down-the-lane-jump-up-and-kiss-mesnake's head
Cite this entry
APA

starch-root. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starch-root

MLA

“starch-root.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starch-root. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starch-root,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starch-root.

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