Cassava

[kə'sɑːvə] or [kə'sɑvə]

(noun.) any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.

(noun.) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca.

(noun.) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.

Checker: Maryann--From WordNet

(n.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.

(n.) A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.

Typist: Shelby

n. Tapioca (crude), manioc.

Typist: Wanda

n. the West Indian name of the manioc and the starch produced from it called Brazilian Arrowroot or Tapioca.

Checker: Lyman

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