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maranta

[ muh-ran-tuh ]

noun

  1. any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.

maranta

/ əˈæԳə /

noun

  1. any plant of the tropical American rhizomatous genus Maranta, some species of which are grown as pot plants for their showy leaves in variegated shades of green: family Marantaceae
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maranta1

< New Latin (Linnaeus), after Bartolomeo Maranta (1500–71), Italian physician and botanist
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Word History and Origins

Origin of maranta1

named after Bartolomea Maranti, died 1571, Venetian botanist

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