nnoun.substancea starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropicsSynset:cassava starch manioc manioca
Substance Holonyms:tapioca
Hypernyms:amylum starch
Inherited Hypernyms:cassavastarchpolysaccharidecarbohydratemacromoleculemoleculeunitthingphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:cassavastarchpolysaccharidecarbohydratemacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:cassavastarchpolysaccharidecarbohydratemacromoleculeorganic compoundcompoundchemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.plantcassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapiocaSynset:manioc
Part Holonyms:Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima bitter cassava gari mandioc mandioca manioc tapioca plant
Hypernyms:root
Inherited Hypernyms:cassavarootplant organplant partnatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Substance Meronyms:tapioca
nnoun.plantany of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starchSynset:casava
Member Holonyms:Manihot genus Manihot
Hypernyms:bush shrub
Inherited Hypernyms:cassavashrubwoody plantvascular plantplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Manihot dulcisManihot esculentaManihot utilissimabitter cassavagarimandiocmandiocamaniocsweet cassavatapioca plant
Full Hyponyms:bitter cassavasweet cassava