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cas·sa·va noun also ca·sa·va \kəˈsävə, -ˈȧ-\ (-s) Etymology: Spanish cazabe cassava bread, from Taino caçábi 1. : any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy rootstocks yielding a nutritious starch and cultivated throughout the tropics where it provides a staple food — called also manioc, tapioca plant; see bitter cassava, cassareep, cassiri, sweet cassava 2. : the rootstock of the cassava plant used in making tapioca, cassava bread, and starch |