cassava
Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
Other meanings
The root of this plant.
Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
A kind of
- starch
Word history
From Spanish "cazabe".
Where this comes from
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