cassava definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) 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 ...
cassava starch definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) 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]
sweet cassava definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: South American ... a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed [syn: sweet cassava, Manihot dulcis]
... 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: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; ...
Manihot utilissima definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used ... to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima ... n. A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava (Manihot utilissima) deprived of its poisonous qualities, concentrated by boiling ... flavored with aromatics. See Pepper pot. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cassava Cas"sa*va, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi ... There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America ... 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. Webster' ...
... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings Merriam Webster's noun ... p??óka Date: 1707 1. a usually granular preparation of cassava starch used especially in puddings and as a thickening in ... liquid food; also a dish (as pudding) containing tapioca 2. cassava Oxford Reference Dictionary n. a starchy substance in hard white grains obtained from cassava and used for puddings etc. Etymology: Tupi-Guarani tipioca f ... changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary Tapioca is a food consisting ...
M Aipi definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Cassava Cas"sa*va, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi ... There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America ... 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. Webster's ... The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]
mandioc definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used ... to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima ... The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.] Soule's Dictionary of English ... Synonyms n. ; (also mandisc) [Written also Manioc, Manihoc, and Manihot.] Cassava.
... 0 (2005) n 1: genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava [syn: Manihot, genus Manihot] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Manioc Ma ... The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Manihoc ...
... from its root is extracted a pleasant nourishing substance, called cassava. This is obtained by grating the root, and pressing out ... The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Manihoc ...
... 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]