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
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.
• (Manihot esculenta): cassava, yuca
• (cassava root): cassava, yuca
• (food starch): cassava, tapioca
• Camino, MINOCA, Monica, anicom, anomic, camion, conima
Source: Wiktionary
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
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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