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Cassava Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cassava? [n] any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch [n] cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca [n] a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cassava: casava \| cassava starch \| manioc \| manioca Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cassava: See Also \| amylum \| bitter cassava \| bush \| gari \| genus Manihot \| mandioc \| mandioca \| Manihot \| Manihot dulcis \| Manihot esculenta \| Manihot utilissima \| manioc \| root \| shrub \| starch \| sweet cassava \| tapioca \| tapioca \| tapioca plant Cassava In Webster's Dictionary \Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Hayti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also {manioc}. Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot utilissima}) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet ({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable. 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.

Cassava Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cassava?

[n] any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
[n] cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
[n] a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cassava: casava | cassava starch | manioc | manioca

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Cassava In Webster's Dictionary

\Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in
the language of Hayti.]
1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus
   {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible
   starch; -- called also {manioc}.

Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the
      cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies,
      tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot
      utilissima}) is the more important; this has a
      poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the
      root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet
      ({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable.

2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the
   cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.

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