cassava
(noun)
noun
1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
Similar word(s): manioc, manioca
Definition categories: substance, amylum, starch
2. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
Similar word(s): manioc
Definition categories: plant, root
3. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
Similar word(s): casava