MANIOC

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

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Etymology

Noun

manioc (usually uncountable, plural maniocs)

(countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared.

(uncountable) Cassava root, eaten as a food.

(uncountable) A food starch prepared from the root.

Synonyms

• (Manihot esculenta): cassava, yuca

• (cassava root): cassava, yuca

• (food starch): cassava, tapioca

Anagrams

• Camino, MINOCA, Monica, anicom, anomic, camion, conima

Source: Wiktionary

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Ma"ni*oc, n. Etym: [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.)

Definition: The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.[Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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