Cassava — synonyms, definition

1. cassava (Noun)

casava cassava starch manioc manioca

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

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

cassava (Noun) — Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.

amylum bush root shrub starch Manihot dulcis Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima bitter cassava gari mandioc mandioca manioc sweet cassava tapioca plant tapioca Manihot Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima bitter cassava gari genus Manihot mandioc mandioca manioc tapioca tapioca plant