perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
"The gardener carefully dug up the pia tuber, knowing it would yield a fine starch once processed."
Initialism of porcine intestinal adenomatosis.
"The local market was bustling with vendors selling fresh pia, a traditional staple known for its starchy tubers that can be harvested and processed into arrowroot flour."
The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord
A perennial Polynesian herb whose fleshy tubers yield arrowroot.
Initialism of Proto-Indo-Aryan.
"The linguist corrected her notes, changing the classification from PIE to pia when discussing the earliest roots of Sanskrit vocabulary."