Manioc definition

manēäk
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(countable, uncountable) The tropical plant, Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared.
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(uncountable) Cassava root, eaten as a food.
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(uncountable) A food starch prepared from the root.
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Noun

Singular:
manioc
Plural:
maniocs

Origin of manioc

Manioc Sentence Examples

  • It is closely related to the Manioc, cassava or tapioca plant (Manihot utilissima) which it resembles when young and exhibits a similar tuberous root system.

  • The principal economic plants of the country are cacau, coffee, cassava (manioc) called " mandioca " in Brazil, Indian corn, beans, sweet potatoes, taro, sugar-cane, cotton and tobacco.

  • Other agricultural products are sweet potatoes, cassava (manioc), yuca, yams, white potatoes, maguey, okra, peanuts, pease, all the vegetables of the hot and temperate climates, oranges, lemons, limes, bananas, plantains, figs, grapes, coco-nuts, pine-apples, strawberries, plums, guavas, breadfruit, mangoes and many others.

  • The cultivated products include coffee, the Coco-nut palm, tobacco, sugar-cane, cotton, vanilla, sorghum, earthnuts, sesame, maize, rice, beans, peas, bananas (in large quantities), yams, manioc and hemp. Animal products are ivory, hides, tortoiseshell and pearls.

  • Amongst the cultivated products are mealies and manioc, the sugar-cane and cotton, coffee and tobacco plants.

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