HyperDic: cassava

English > 3 senses of the word cassava:
NOUNsubstancecassava, cassava starch, manioc, maniocaa starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant
plantcassava, manioccassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching
plantcassava, casavaany of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
English > cassava: 3 senses > noun 1, substance
MeaningA starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.
Synonymscassava starch, manioc, manioca
Broaderstarch, amylumA complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice
Substance oftapiocagranular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
Spanishcasabe, casava, mandioca, yuca
Catalancassava, mandioca, tapioca, yuca
English > cassava: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningcassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca.
Synonymmanioc
Part ofbitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissimacassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems
Broaderroot(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
Substancestapiocagranular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
English > cassava: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
MeaningAny of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
Synonymcasava
Member ofManihot, genus Manihotgenus of economically important tropical plants
Narrowerbitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissimacassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems
sweet cassava, Manihot dulcisSouth American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed
Broadershrub, bushA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
Spanishmanihot esculenta
Catalanmandioca

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