Arrowroot

<p><b >Arrowroot</b>, or&nbsp;<b >obedience plant</b>&nbsp;(<i ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maranta" title="Maranta" >Maranta</a>&nbsp;arundinacea</i>), Bermuda arrowroot, araru, ararao, is a large&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perennial_plant" title="Perennial plant" >perennial</a>&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb" title="Herb" >herb</a>&nbsp;found in&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest" title="Rainforest" >rainforest</a>&nbsp;habitats. It is cultivated for a&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starch" title="Starch" >starch</a>&nbsp;obtained from the&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome" title="Rhizome" >rhizomes</a>&nbsp;(rootstock), which is also called arrowroot.</p>