Ba zan iya samun wani rikodin ko ƙamus na kalmar "Otaheite arrowroot." Mai yiyuwa ne wannan kalmar ta zama kuskuren rubutaccen rubutu ko kuma wanda aka daina amfani da shi.Amma, zan iya ba da wasu bayanai game da tushen kibiya. Arrowroot wani nau'in sitaci ne wanda ake ciro daga rhizomes na wasu tsire-tsire masu zafi, galibi Maranta arundinacea. Ana amfani da ita azaman mai kauri a dafa abinci da yin burodi, kuma azaman tushe don kayan kwalliya da kayan kula da fata. Arrowroot yana da ɗanɗanon tsaka tsaki kuma galibi ana amfani dashi azaman madadin alkama mara amfani.