cassava starch

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, manioc, manioca

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