詞語：Maranta
Maranta的解釋
Maranta[mə'ræntə]n. [植]竹竽
Maranta的意思
Maranta 竹芋屬;竹芋類;馬蘭士;葛郁金;Maranta bicolor 豹紋竹芋;花葉竹芋;Maranta leuconeura 皺紋竹芋;紋竹芋;maranta family 葛郁金科;Maranta arundinacea 竹芋;
Maranta的參考例句
1.any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves. 竹芋屬的眾多草本植物，有塊莖澱粉根和具鞘大葉。
2.A starch obtained from the rhizomes of a tropical American perennial herb(Maranta arundinacea. It is used especially in cooking as a thickener. 竹芋粉，芡粉從一種多年生美洲熱帶草本植物（竹芋屬蘆竹）的根莖中提取的澱粉，尤其在烹調時用作勾芡。
3.Arrowroot, the purest form of starch, is obtained from two or three species of the Maranta plant, which grows in the West Indies and other tropical countries. 竹竽粉（最純的澱粉）是由兩三種竹竽植物生產的，竹竽生長在西印度群島和其它熱帶國家。