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Definition of Manioc

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Cassava Cas"sa*va, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Hayti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc. Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter (Manihot utilissima) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet (M. Aipi) is used as a table vegetable. 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
Manioc
Manioc Ma"ni*oc, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]

Meaning of Manioc from wikipedia

- Manihot esculenta, commonly called c****ava (/kəˈsɑːvə/), manioc, yuca, or tapioca (among numerous regional names) is a woody shrub of the spurge family...
- yellow sauce extracted from wild manioc root in Brazil's Amazon jungle. It is also produced as a by-product of manioc flour manufacture. The juice is toxic...
- Manihot walkerae, commonly known as Walker's manihot, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to North America. Manihot...
- In French it may be called either bâton de manioc 'manioc batons' or pâte de manioc 'manioc paste'—manioc is an alternative name for c****ava. An English-language...
- paracress), and tucupi (a broth made with wild manioc), cooked tapioca starch (“goma de tapioca” - manioc), as well as dried shrimps and fragrant, small...
- Minas Gerais and considered iconic there. It is made of beans, toasted manioc flour (farinha), and dried meat (usually pork). Usually, feijão tropeiro...
- from the tubers of the c****ava plant (Manihot esculenta, also known as manioc), a species native to the North and Northeast regions of Brazil, but whose...
- potatoes were not available, they discovered how to use the native sweet manioc as a replacement. Enslaved Africans also had a role in developing Brazilian...
- indica (achira) capsi**** (bell pepper and chili pepper) cashew c****ava (manioc, tapioca, yuca) chayote cherimoya chia coca leaf cocoa bean cotton (long-staple...
- Agricultural landscape of Mayotte, containing most of the typical crops: coconut trees, bananas, breadfruit, papaya tree, mango trees, and manioc...