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Definition of Tapioca

1. Noun. Granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings.

Definition of Tapioca

1. n. A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See Cassava.

Definition of Tapioca

1. Noun. A starchy food made from the cassava plant used in puddings. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tapioca

1. a starchy food [n -S]

Medical Definition of Tapioca

1. A starch from the root of Janipha manihot and other species of J. (family Euphorbiaceae), plants of tropical America; an easily digested starch, free of irritant properties. Synonym: cassava starch. Origin: Braz. Tipioca (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Tapioca

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

1. Food and the Principles of Dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1905)
"tapioca is derived from the roots of South American cassava plants belonging to the Spurge order ... In preparing tapioca the juice is washed away from the ..."

2. Food and the Principles of Dietetics by Robert Hutchison (1911)
"tapioca is derived from the roots of South American cassava plants belonging ... In preparing tapioca the juice is washed away from the grated root and the ..."

3. Practical Dietetics with Reference to Diet in Disease by Alida Frances Pattee (1910)
"Mix tapioca, sugar and salt; add slowly to the scalding milk, return to double ... Scald milk in double boiler and gradually add the tapioca and sugar. ..."

4. Practical Dietetics with Reference to Diet in Disease by Alida Frances Pattee (1916)
"Mix tapioca, sugar and salt; add slowly to the scalding milk, return to double ... Scald milk in double boiler and gradually add the tapioca and sugar. ..."

5. The Law of Pure Food and Drugs, National and State: With Appendices by William Wheeler Thornton (1912)
"Sago and tapioca. "It has come to the attention of the Board of Food and Drug Inspection that there exists among the trade in various parts of the United ..."

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