Definition of Manihot esculenta

1. Noun. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.

Exact synonyms: Bitter Cassava, Gari, Mandioc, Mandioca, Manihot Utilissima, Manioc, Tapioca Plant
Terms within: Cassiri
Generic synonyms: Casava, Cassava
Terms within: Cassava, Manioc

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manihot Esculenta

Manichaeists
Manichean
Manicheanism
Manicheans
Manichee
Manichees
Manicheism
Manicheist
Manicheists
Manichæan
Manichæans
Manidae
Manide
Manihot
Manihot dulcis
Manihot esculenta (current term)
Manihot utilissima
Manikgonj District
Manila
Manila Bay
Manila bean
Manila hemp
Manila rope
Manileño
Manileños
Manilkara
Manilkara bidentata
Manilkara zapota
Manilla hemp

Literary usage of Manihot esculenta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Molecular Markers in Plant Genome Analysis: Sponsored CRIS/ICAR Projects and by Andrew Kalinski (1995)
"PT: Article SF: IND DE: manihot-esculenta. manihot-glaziovii. manihot-, ... CC: F200; X200 AB: Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cDNA clones were used to ..."

2. Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Ecosystems: Workshop Proceedings by Shigeo Kobayashi (2001)
"In the taungya plantation there were generally more sound plants of all species compared to diseased and dead ones, except for Manihot esculenta and Glycine ..."

3. Viral Resistance in Plants/Viral Coat Proteins: Bibliography-January 91-July 96 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"Descriptors: manihot-esculenta; leaves-; cells-; callus-; embryos-; genetic-transformation; gene- transfer; cassava-mosaic-virus; coat-proteins; ..."

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