'Marantaceae' definitions:
Definition of 'Marantaceae'
From: WordNet
noun
Tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes [syn: Marantaceae, family Marantaceae, arrowroot family]
Definition of 'Marantaceae'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [WordNet 1.5]