cassava, casava
(noun) any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
cassava, manioc
(noun) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca
(noun) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cassava (countable and uncountable, plural cassavas)
Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
• yuca
Source: Wiktionary
Cas"sa*va, n. Etym: [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Hayti.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.
Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter (Manihot utilissima) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet (M. Aipi) is used as a table vegetable.
2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
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