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