Definition of Mandioc

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, Mandioca, Manihot Esculenta, Manihot Utilissima, Manioc, Tapioca Plant
Terms within: Cassiri
Generic synonyms: Casava, Cassava
Terms within: Cassava, Manioc

Definition of Mandioc

1. n. See Manioc.

Definition of Mandioc

1. a plant of the Manihot genus [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mandioc

mandibulo-oculofacial
mandibuloacral dysostosis
mandibulofacial
mandibulofacial dysostosis
mandibulofacial dysotosis syndrome
mandibulofacial dysplasia
mandibulohyoid
mandibulomaxillary fixation
mandibulopharyngeal
mandibulum
mandil
mandilion
mandils
mandingos
mandioc (current term)
mandioca
mandiocas
mandiocs
mandir
mandira
mandiras
mandirs
mandlen
mandlestone
mandlestones
mandment
mandments
mandocello
mandola

Literary usage of Mandioc

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

1. An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay: An Equestrian by Martin Dobrizhoffer (1822)
"This also is the case when it grows wild without cultivation; for the new germ falls from the top of the plant, and takes root. THE mandioc. ..."

2. Travels in Brazil by Henry Koster (1817)
"THE mandioc PLANTS. THE mandioc requires good land, and the same spot will not produce two crops successively ; it must be allowed to rest for one or two ..."

3. A Year in Brazil: With Notes on the Abolition of Slavery, the Finances of by Hastings Charles Dent (1886)
""The root of the mandioc is that part of the plant which is most important. ... However, it is found easy to deprive the mandioc root of its acid poisonous ..."

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