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    manioc

    manioc - Dictionary definition and meaning for word manioc

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