MANIHOT

Manihot, genus Manihot

(noun) genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

manihot

(obsolete) manioc

Source: Wiktionary


Man"i*hoc, Man"i*hot, n.

Definition: See Manioc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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