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Definition of maranta

maranta

/məˈræn.tə/
ma · ran · ta
Plural:marantas
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• noun

1

Any perennial herb of the genus Maranta in the family Marantaceae, native to the American tropics and widely cultivated either as an ornamental foliage houseplant with boldly patterned leaves that fold upward at night (prayer plant) or for its starchy, edible rhizomes used to make arrowroot.

2

A low-growing tropical flowering plant of the genus Maranta, bearing delicate, small white or pale violet three-petaled flowers arranged in slender racemes above oval, variegated foliage.

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• Nearby Words

maracaibo
marang
maranon
maranta
maraschino
marathon
marathoner

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Maranta. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/maranta
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