transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌrüt, -ˌru̇t ]
noun
Date: 1696
1.
a. : any of a genus ( Maranta of the family Marantaceae, the arrowroot family) of tropical American plants with tuberous roots ; especially : one ( M. arundinacea ) whose roots yield an easily digested edible starch
b. : any of several plants (as coontie) that yield starch
2. : starch yielded by an arrowroot