manioc
/mˈæniɑk/
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Noun
a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
Noun
cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
Noun
cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca