CASSAVA

Cassava

Cassava, also called manioc, yuca, balinghoy, mogo, mandioca, kamoteng kahoy, tapioca-root and manioc root, a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family native to South America, is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates. It differs from the similarly spelled yucca, an unrelated fruit-bearing shrub in the Asparagaceae family. Cassava, when dried to a powdery extract, is called tapioca; its fermented, flaky version is named garri.

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cassava

Noun

  1. manioc, the source of tapioca, .
  2. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with the roots of this tropical plant.


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