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cassava
(kəsɑːvə)
1. uncountable noun
Cassava is a South American plant with thick roots. It is grown for food.
2. uncountable noun
Cassava is a substance that comes from the root of the cassava plant and is used to make flour.
cassava in British English
(kəˈsɑːvə)
noun
1. Also called: manioc
any tropical euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, esp the widely cultivated American species M. esculenta (or utilissima) (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava)
2.
a starch derived from the root of this plant: an important food in the tropics and a source of tapioca
Word origin
C16: from Spanish cazabe cassava bread, from Taino caçábicassava in American English
(kəˈsɑvə)
noun
1.
any of several tropical American plants, shrubs, and trees (genus Manihot, esp. M. esculenta) of the spurge family, having edible, starchy roots
2.
this root or a starch extracted from it, used in making bread and tapioca
Word origin
Fr cassave < Sp cazabe < Taino casávi, cazábbiImage ofcassava
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