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for Cassava
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Cassava \Cas"sa*va\ (k[a^]s"s[.a]*v[.a]), n. [F. cassave, Sp.
cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Haiti.]
1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus
Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible
starch; -- called also manioc.
[1913 Webster]
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
({Manihot Aipi) is used as a table vegetable.
[1913 Webster]
2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the
cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
cassava
n 1: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the
cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the
tropics [syn: cassava, cassava starch, manioc,
manioca]
2: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and
leaching; source of tapioca [syn: cassava, manioc]
3: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy
roots yielding a nutritious starch [syn: cassava, casava]
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