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Marantaceae

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Marantaceae [‚mar·ən′tās·ē‚ē]
(botany)
A family of monocotyledonous plants in the order Zingiberales characterized by one functional stamen with a single functional pollen sac, solitary ovules in each locule, and mostly arillate seeds.


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To make their rods, the chimps first picked some stems from the Marantaceae plant and plucked off the leaves.
 
 
 
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