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Definition of Cassava

1. Noun. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.

2. Noun. Cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca.

3. Noun. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.

Definition of Cassava

1. n. A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.

Definition of Cassava

1. Noun. manioc, the source of tapioca, ''Manihot esculenta''. ¹

2. Noun. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with the roots of this tropical plant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cassava

1. a tropical plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cassava

1. Any of several species of the tropical plant, family euphorbiaceae, that grow starchy roots used for food. Manihot esculenta is most often used, but contains high amounts of hydrogen cyanide and few essential nutrients. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cassava

casque casqued casques casquet casquetel

Literary usage of Cassava

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

1. Proceedings by Bristol Naturalists' Society (Bristol, England), Bristol Naturalists' Society (1891)
"The " cassava sticks," or cuttings, are planted at the beginning of the wet ... In the making of cassava bread the roots are carefully peeled and washed by ..."

2. Facing the Development Challenge in Mozambique: an economywide perspective by Finn Tarp (2002)
"aThe unit for cassava production is the value of production in 100 billion ... This comes about to satisfy increased cassava demand due to higher income. ..."

3. Food Consumption Parameters for Brazil and Their Application to Food Policy by Cheryl Williamson Gray (1982)
"Notes: cassava can usually be harvested in 12 months, but it is often left in the ground for ... All cassava figures in the table are for 12-month cassava, ..."

4. Economic Incentives and Comparative Advantage in Indonesian Food Crop Production by Leonardo A. Gonzales (1993)
"For several years, dried cassava has been one of the major commodity exports of ... In recent years, the domestic demand for cassava starch in foods has ..."

5. Pest Management and Food Production: Looking to the Future by Montague Yudelman, Annu Ratta, David F. Nygaard (1998)
"cassava was an exotic crop in Africa, and when it was first introduced it left behind in its neotropical area of origin most, if not all, diseases and pests ..."

6. The Source, Chemistry and Use of Food Products by Edgar Henry Summerfield Bailey (1914)
"cassava has been most extensively grown in India, South and Central America, ... In the United States cassava may be successfully grown in the southern part ..."

7. Practical dietetics: With Special Reference to Diet in Diseases by William Gilman Thompson (1905)
"Tapioca, cassava.—Tapioca and cassava are made from the ... cassava contains a poisonous juice that must be first drained off. Tapioca, which is purified ..."

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