| NOUN | plant | Manihot utilissima, bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta | cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems |
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| Meaning | cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca. | |
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| Synonyms | bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta | |
| Parts | cassava, manioc | cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching |
| Broader | cassava, casava | Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch |
| Substances | cassiri | A drink resembling beer |
| Spanish | gari, mandioca, Manihot utilissima | |
| Catalan | gari, mandioca, Manihot esculenta | |
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