cassava
cassava definition
cas·sava (kə sä′və)
noun
- any of several tropical American plants, shrubs, and trees (genus Manihot, esp. M. esculenta) of the spurge family, having edible, starchy roots
- this root or a starch extracted from it, used in making bread and tapioca
Etymology: Fr cassave < Sp cazabe < Taino casávi, cazábbi
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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