Defenition of the word cassava
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Defenition of the word cassava
- A starchy pulp made with the roots of the cassava plant.
- Shrub (Manihot esculenta) whose roots are rich in starch.
- any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
- a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
- cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
Synonyms for the word cassava
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- casava
- cassava starch
- manioc
- manioca
Meronymys for the word cassava
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- bitter cassava
- gari
- genus Manihot
- mandioc
- mandioca
- Manihot
- Manihot esculenta
- Manihot utilissima
- manioc
- tapioca
- tapioca plant
Hyponyms for the word cassava
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- bitter cassava
- gari
- mandioc
- mandioca
- Manihot dulcis
- Manihot esculenta
- Manihot utilissima
- manioc
- sweet cassava
- tapioca plant
Hypernyms for the word cassava
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- amylum
- bush
- root
- shrub
- starch
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