Tacca pinnatifida

Definitions of Tacca pinnatifida
  1. noun
    perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
    synonyms: Indian arrowroot, Tacca leontopetaloides, pia
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    type of:
    herb, herbaceous plant
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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