/koohn"tee/ , n.
1. either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
2. the flour produced from its starch.
[ 1785-95, Amer.; kuntí· applied to arrowroot and the starch derived therefrom, earlier (in Georgia) applied to the smilax ]