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noun
1.
any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Manihot, of the spurge family, as M. esculenta (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava), cultivated for their tuberous roots, which yield important food products.
2.
a nutritious starch from the roots, the source of tapioca.
Origin:
1545–55; < Spanish cazabe cassava bread or meal < Taino caçábi
1545–55; < Spanish cazabe cassava bread or meal < Taino caçábi
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cassava
1555, from Port. cassave, from Taino (Haiti) caçabi.
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