cassava
| 1. |
(noun) any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch |
|
Synonyms: casava |
|
Related Words: Manihot dulcis, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, bitter cassava, bush, gari, mandioc, mandioca, manioc, shrub, sweet cassava, tapioca plant |
|
| 2. |
(noun) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca |
|
Synonyms: manioc |
|
Related Words: root |
|
| 3. |
(noun) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics |
|
Synonyms: cassava starch, manioc, manioca |
|
Related Words: amylum, starch |
|
|