manioca

man·i·oc

(măn′ē-ŏk′) also man·i·o·ca (măn′ē-ō′kə)

[French, from Tupí mandioca, manioca.]

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manioca - a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

cassava, cassava starch, manioc

tapioca - granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings

amylum, starch - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

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