genus Manihot

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genus Manihot - genus of economically important tropical plants: cassavaManihotrosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plantsEuphorbiaceae, family Euphorbiaceae, spurge family - a family of plants of order Geranialescasava, cassava - any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch