Definitions for: Manioc


[n] cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
[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



Webster (1913) Definition: Ma"ni*oc, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.)
The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi),
from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.
[Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]

Synonyms: bitter cassava, cassava, cassava starch, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioca, tapioca plant

See Also: amylum, casava, cassava, cassiri, manioc, root, starch, tapioca, tapioca

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