多年生草本物種，可能原產於圭亞那和巴西的西部，栽種地遍及西印度群島、東南亞、澳洲以及南非。其匍匐根莖有多肉的塊莖可收成作為澱粉食物。具有許多分岔的莖長度可達1.5公尺（5-6英呎），植物收成時機是在塊莖被澱粉填滿時，在植物正要進入休眠季之前。塊莖去皮後在水中磨碎，所得的混合物乾燥成粉，再經由幾次的洗滌而純化。

竹芋(種)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
葛鬱金(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
chu yü (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhú yù (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
zhu yu (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
Maranta arundinacea(species)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,U)
Maranta arundinacea(species)　(P,,U,拉丁語-偏好,D,U,U)
arrowroot(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,U)
arrow-root(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
true arrowroot(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
genuine arrowroot(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
West Indian arrowroot(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........活體有機體
............真核生物 (域)
................植物界 (界)
....................被子植物門 (門)
........................百合綱 (綱)
............................薑目 (目)
................................竹芋科
....................................竹芋屬 (屬)
........................................竹芋 (種)

source plant or animal for....

竹芋粉

英文....

Species of herbaceous perennial, probably a native of Guyana and western Brazil, cultivated throughout the West Indies, Southeast Asia, Australia, and South Africa. Its creeping rootstock has fleshy tubers harvested as starch; its many-branched stem reaches 1.5 m (5-6 feet) in height. Plants are harvested when the tubers are gorged with starch, just before the plant's dormant season. The roots are peeled and then grated in water. The resulting mixture is dried to a powder and purified by several washings.

竹芋(種)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 June 23, 2015
葛鬱金............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 June 23, 2015
Maranta arundinacea(species)............	[VP]
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	USDA Classification online (2008-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
arrowroot(species)............	[VP]
.................	ITIS Report: Taxonomy online (2005-)
.................	USDA Classification online (2008-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
arrow-root(species)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
true arrowroot(species)............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
genuine arrowroot(species)............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
West Indian arrowroot(species)............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Getty AAT: 300375545 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300375545
聯合目錄： 竹芋 、葛鬱金 、chu yü 、zhú yù 、zhu yu 、Maranta arundinacea 、arrowroot 、arrow-root 、true arrowroot 、genuine arrowroot 、West Indian arrowroot 、Maranta arundinacea