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 (synset 114785757)
    is a type of: amylum, starch - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
    substance meronym: tapioca - granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
    same as: cassava starch, manioc, manioca
  2. Cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching;
    Source of tapioca (synset 112947773)
    is a type of: root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
    is a part of: bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, manihot esculenta, manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca plant - cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
    substance holonym: tapioca - granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
    same as: manioc
  3. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch (synset 112947240)
    is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    subtypes:
    belongs to: genus manihot, manihot - genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava
    same as: casava

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