noun
any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
• Syn: ↑cassava
• Hyponyms:
↑bitter cassava, ↑manioc, ↑mandioc, ↑mandioca, ↑tapioca plant, ↑gari, ↑Manihot esculenta, ↑Manihot utilissima, ↑sweet cassava, ↑Manihot dulcis
• Member Holonyms: ↑Manihot, ↑genus Manihot
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variant of cassava
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casareep, casavasee cass-.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.