Manioc — synonyms, definition

1. manioc (Noun)

Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima bitter cassava cassava cassava starch gari mandioc mandioca manioca tapioca plant

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

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

manioc (Noun) — Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.

amylum casava cassava root starch cassiri tapioca tapioca