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into the mortar and pounded, after which it is put back into the vat or tub as before, 
left awhile, lifted out, rinsed, and thrown away. The milky liquid is then strained 
through a coarse cloth, to remove the finer solid particles of the root, and the 
strained liquid allowed to stand until the starch has settled. The water is then 
poured off gently without disturbing the sediment, and clean water is poured upon 
it. Itis then well stirred up and strained through a fine cloth, allowed to stand 
until the starch is deposited and then the water is gently drained off as before. 
The sediment, which is the pure arrowroot of commerce, is then spread out on 
sheets of clean paper, or on banana leaves and dried in the sun. @ 
REFERENCES: 
*  Maranta arundinacea L. Sp. Pl. 1: 2. 1753. 
Marattiales. See Fern-allies. 
Maravilla (Guam). See Mirabilis jalapa. 
Maravilla (Porto Rico). See Hibiscus mutabilis, 
Marianne Betel pepper. 
De Candolle calls the Guam betel pepper, Piper betle variety marianum. See Piper 
betle. 
Marianne Caper. See Capparis mariana. 
Marianne jasmine. See Jasminum marianum. 
Marianne maile. See Gynopogon torresianus. 
Marianne morning-glory. See [pomoea mariannensis. 
Marianne tree-fern. See Alsophila haenkei, under Ferns. 
Marianne yellow-wood. See Ochrosia mariannensis. 
Marimbo (Porto Rico). See Lagenaria lagenaria. 
Mariposa, flor de (Guam). See Bauhinia sp. 
Mariscus albescens (Gaaud). See Cyperus pennatus. 
Marungegai (Guam). See Moringa moringa. 
Marrubio-boton (Porto Rico). See Mesusphaerum capitatum. 
Marvel-of-Peru. See Mirabilis jalapa. 
Masi (Samoa). Fermented bread fruit. See -Artocarpus communis. 
Masigsig (Guam). See Stemmodontia biflora. 
Masigsig hembra (Guam). See Triumfetta procumbens. 
Masigsig lahe (Guam). See Triumfetta procumbens, and T. tomentosa. 
Masoa (Samoa). See Tacea pinnatifida. 
Mads6n (Guam). A coconut not quite ripe. 
Mastophora. See under A/ge. 
Mata de la Playa (Porto Rico). See Canavali obtusifolium. 
Mata-pavo (Spanish). See Boerhaavia diffusa. 
Matamata-aitu (Samoa). See Carinta herbacea, 
Matamata-Moso (Samoa). See Abrus abrus. 
Matbas (Guam). 
Local name for Abutilon indicum; derived from ‘ 
‘malva.”” 
Matricaria chamomilla Blanco. Same as Chrysanthemum indicum. 
Mautofu (Samoa). See Urena sinuata and Sida rhombifolia. Applied also to other 
similar species of Sida. 
Mautofu-tai (Samoa). See Triumfetta procumbens. 
«See Firminger, op. cit., p. 126. 
