manioc, n.
(maniocs)
(maniocs)
cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
<noun.plant>
Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima bitter cassava gari mandioc mandioca manioc tapioca plant
cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
<noun.plant>
cassava manioc
semantic pointers
substance meronym
part holonym
hypernym
a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
<noun.substance>
cassava cassava starch manioc manioca