HyperDic: cassava_starch

English > 1 sense of the expression cassava starch:
NOUNsubstancecassava starch, cassava, manioc, maniocaa starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant
English > cassava starch: 1 sense > 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, 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

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