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Definition of Casava
1. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
Group relationships: Genus Manihot, Manihot
Specialized synonyms: Bitter Cassava, Gari, Mandioc, Mandioca, Manihot Esculenta, Manihot Utilissima, Manioc, Tapioca Plant, Manihot Dulcis, Sweet Cassava
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Definition of Casava
1. cassava [n -S] - See also: cassava
Lexicographical Neighbors of Casava
Literary usage of Casava
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-cook, and Baker: Plain and Practical by Eleanor Parkinson (1844)
"It acquires its brown colour from drying it on hot stones. casava Bread—is made
in the Caribbee Islands, from a very poisonous root called ..."
2. Explorations and Adventures in Honduras: Comprising Sketches of Travel in by William Vincent Wells (1857)
"There are several wild plants closely resembling the casava, some of whose leaves
are gathered and dried for their medicinal properties. ..."
3. Madame Blavatsky and Her "theosophy": A Study by Arthur Lillie (1895)
"So Mr. Deb and Mr. casava Pillai were friends ; Mr. Deb soon left the party and
came to headquarters. When I saw him, I cheerfully went to shake hands, ..."
4. Transactions of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India by Agricultural & Horticultural Society of India (1836)
"DEAR SIR,—I have the pleasure to submit to the Society, a sample of what I shall
term " Tapioca powder ," to distinguish it from casava flour, since by the ..."
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