Zamia Furfuracea
This plant belongs to the order _Cycadaceae_, and is grown to some extent for the starchy matter contained in the stem, which is collected and used as arrowroot; but it is not the true arrowroot, that...
This plant belongs to the order _Cycadaceae_,
and is grown to some extent for the starchy matter contained in
the stem, which is collected and used as arrowroot; but it is not
the true arrowroot, that being produced by a species of _Maranta_.
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