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Cassava - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cassava : (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 [syn: cassava starch, manioc, manioca]
2: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and
leaching; source of tapioca [syn: manioc]
3: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy
roots yielding a nutritious starch [syn: casava]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cassava : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Cassava |
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kivalendactivts: Alex, , has given loan amount of 650 to Solomon, Kasoa, Ghana.
Reason: To purchase Cassava in bulk |
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kivalendactivts: Derek, , has given loan amount of 650 to Solomon, Kasoa, Ghana.
Reason: To purchase Cassava in bulk |
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flyairnz: RT @rgoodchild: RT @tarasutherland: chewing Cassava chips with your mouth open on an @flyairnz flight #willgetyouslapped - ! HA! :D |
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