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cassava

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Noun

any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca

a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

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Synonyms:
casava manioc cassava starch manioca

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