Is caltrop the same as arrowroot?!
Is caltrop the same as arrowroot?
Answers:
In a word.....no.
The water caltrop or water chestnut refers to two species of the genus Trapa - T. natans and T. bicornis. Both species are floating annual aquatic plants, growing in slow-moving water up to 5 meters deep, native to warm temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa. They bear ornately shaped fruits that resemble the head of a bull, each containing a single very large starchy seed. It has been cultivated in China for at least 3,000 years for these seeds, which are boiled and sold as an occasional streetside snack in the south of that country.
Arrowroot, or obedience plant, (Maranta arundinacea) is a large perennial herb of genus Maranta found in rainforest habitats. Arrowroot is also the name for the easy-to-digest starch from the rhizomes (rootstock) of West Indian arrowroot. This plant should not be confused with Sagittaria species sometimes called "arrowhead" and used as a root vegetable.
The plant is naturalized in Florida, but it is chiefly cultivated in the West Indies (Jamaica and St. Vincent), Australia, Southeast Asia, and South and East Africa. Because of this, Napoleon supposedly said the real reason for the British love of arrowroot was to support their colonies.
cal・trop.
1. Any of various plants of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, having spiny or tuberculate fruits.
2. A Mediterranean species of star thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa) naturalized in North America
ar・row・root
1.
a. A starch obtained from the rhizomes of a tropical American perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea). It is used especially in cooking as a thickener.
b. The rhizome of this plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable or used for starch extraction.
c. The plant itself.
2.
a. The edible starch obtained from the rhizomes or tubers of plants in the genera Canna and Tacca.
b. Any of these plants
a caltrop is a spiky metal thing that was left in the road to cripple enmey horseman in medieval warfare.
arrowroot is a powder used to thicken sauces.
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cal・trop
NOUN:
1: Any of various plants of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, having spiny or tuberculate fruits.
2: A Mediterranean species of star thistle (Centaurea calcitrapa) naturalized in North America.
3: See water chestnut.
ar・row・root
NOUN:
1: A starch obtained from the rhizomes of a tropical American perennial herb (Maranta arundinacea). It is used especially in cooking as a thickener.
2: The rhizome of this plant, cooked and eaten as a vegetable or used for starch extraction.
The plant itself.
3: The edible starch obtained from the rhizomes or tubers of plants in the genera Canna and Tacca.
Any of these plants.
Ooooohhh! I was going to write all that. I looked it up too! Oh well, have a nice day.