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) bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima
cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
Synonyms: mandioc, tapioca plant, mandioca, gari, manioc, cassava starch, cassava, bitter cassava, manioca
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