HyperDic: bitter_cassava

English > 1 sense of the expression bitter cassava:
NOUNplantbitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissimacassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems
English > bitter cassava: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.
Synonymsmanioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima
Partscassava, manioccassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching
Broadercassava, casavaAny of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
SubstancescassiriA drink resembling beer
Spanishgari, mandioca, Manihot utilissima
Catalangari, mandioca, Manihot esculenta

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