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cassava definition

cas·sava (kə sä′və)

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

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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