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Manioc

Manioc Meaning & Definition
Manioc Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Manioc?

[n] cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
[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 Manioc: bitter cassava | cassava | cassava starch | gari | mandioc | mandioca | Manihot esculenta | Manihot utilissima | manioca | tapioca plant

Related Terms | Find terms related to Manioc:

See Also | amylum | casava | cassava | cassiri | manioc | root | starch | tapioca | tapioca

Manioc In Webster's Dictionary

\Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {M. Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.]

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