Bot. [native Indian name.] A genus of umbelliferous plants, with tuberous roots, found in the north of South America, of which one species (A. esculenta) is a staple article of food with the inhabitants.
1823. Agric. & Bot., in Ann. Reg., 304/2. Several excellent roots of the famous Arracacha.
1832. Veg. Subst. Food, 169. Arracacha … is cultivated … for its root, which is farinaceous, and easy of digestion.
