Indian shot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained
    Canna edulis; Canna indica; arrowroot; achira.

WordNet

Definitions
  1. (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna (C. Indica). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot. See Canna.

Webster 1913