Meaning of CASSAVA
| Pronunciation: | | ku'sâvu
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- [n] any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
- [n] cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
- [n] a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
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| | Synonyms: | | casava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca |
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| | See Also: | | amylum, bitter cassava, bush, gari, genus Manihot, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot, Manihot dulcis, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, root, shrub, starch, sweet cassava, tapioca, tapioca, tapioca plant | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in
the language of Hayti.]
1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus
{Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible
starch; -- called also {manioc}.
Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the
cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies,
tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot
utilissima}) is the more important; this has a
poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the
root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet
({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable.
2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the
cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
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