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

cassava Usage Examples

Converse of object

grow: This has encouraged more farmers to grow cassava, improving many lives.
plant: Even drought tolerant crops such as sorghum and millet, and recently planted cassava, are showing signs of stress.
dry: The village women used the roads to dry cassava instead, saying they needed food rather than roads.
eat: Both Tomas and his mother became paralyzed after eating poisonous cassava.
include: Intercropping is commonly practiced and a popular combination includes cassava, sweet potatoes, and beans.
infect: First report of a distinct begomovirus infecting cassava from Zanzibar.

Adjective modifier

e.g.: These crops ( e.g. cassava, sweet potatoes ) need less inputs and less labor and are high in nutritional value.

Modifies a noun

mosaic: Recently cassava mosaic virus wiped out the entire cassava crop in Zambia.
flour: There is already some industry in Namaacha, including the bottling of mineral water, and the production of sunflower oil and cassava flour.
virus: Recently cassava mosaic virus wiped out the entire cassava crop in Zambia.
crop: Two years ago, Africa lost more than half its cassava crop - a key source of calories - to the mosaic virus.
root: In the last session, the emphasis was on the molecular study of post-harvest deterioration of cassava storage root.
disease: Emergence, spread and strategies for controlling the pandemic of cassava mosaic virus disease in east and central Africa.

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