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bitter cassava
noun
See under cassava (def. 1).
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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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| bitter cassava | |
noun | |
| cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca |
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