arrowroot vs American arrowroot

arrowroot and American arrowroot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
arrowroot	Yes	No	No	No
American arrowroot	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, arrowroot and American arrowroot are synonyms defined as:

arrowroot and American arrowroot: white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch

Other synonyms of arrowroot include Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant.

arrowroot (noun)	American arrowroot (noun)
white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch	white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant