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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Maranta
 竹芋屬

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ma·ran·ta /məˈræntə/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ma·ran·ta prop. n.  Bot. A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India.  They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (Maranta arundinacea, the American arrowroot or obedience plant) arrowroot (arrowroot starch) is obtained.  Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 maranta
      n : any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous
          starchy roots and large sheathing leaves