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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.
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
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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