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Arrowroot vs Cocoyam - What's the difference?

arrowroot | cocoyam |

As nouns the difference between arrowroot and cocoyam

is that arrowroot is a large perennial herb ( ) native to the caribbean area it has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes while cocoyam is new cocoyam: xanthosoma'', particularly ''xanthosoma sagittifolium , or the edible root of that plant; malanga.

arrowroot

English

(wikipedia arrowroot) (Maranta arundinacea)

Noun

  • A large perennial herb ( ) native to the Caribbean area. It has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes.
  • (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

    • External links

    * ("arrowroot" on Wikipedia)

    cocoyam

    English

    (wikipedia cocoyam)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • New cocoyam: Xanthosoma'', particularly ''Xanthosoma sagittifolium , or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
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  • Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta ; taro.

    • Synonyms

    * (new cocoyam) yautia, new cocoyam, otoe, otoy, macabo, malanga, quequisque * (old cocyam) taro, dasheen * (to be sorted) tanier, tannia, tannier, taioba