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

   noun.substance

   Synonyms cassava starch manioc manioca

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca

   noun.plant

   Synonyms manioc

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

   noun.plant

   Synonyms casava

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus <i>Manihot</i>, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also <i>manioc</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913