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Definition of Manioc

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

Definition of Manioc

1. n. The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.

Definition of Manioc

1. Noun. (countable uncountable) The tropical plant, ''Manihot esculenta'', from which cassava and tapioca are prepared. ¹

2. Noun. Cassava root, eaten as a food. ¹

3. Noun. A food starch prepared from the root. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Manioc

1. a tropical plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Manioc

1. The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.[Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot. Origin: Pg. Mandioca, fr. Braz. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Manioc

manikins manila maguey manila paper manila tamarind manilas manilla manilla paper manillas manille manilles

manimals maniness maninose maninoses manioc (current term) manioca maniocas maniocs maniped manipeds

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