About The Word Manioc
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Manioc
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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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