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maranta

Syllabification: (ma·ran·ta)
Pronunciation: /məˈrantə/
Definition of maranta

noun

  • a tropical American plant of a genus that includes the prayer plant and the arrowroot.
    • Genus Maranta, family Marantaceae
  • a calathea.

Origin:

modern Latin, named after Bartollomeo Maranta, 16th-century Italian herbalist

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