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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cas•sa•va /kəˈsɑvə/USA pronunciation n., pl. -vas. - Plant Biology[countable] a tropical American plant having thick roots.
- Plant Biology[uncountable] flour or the starch from the roots of this plant, the source of tapioca.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cas•sa•va (kə sä′və),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologyany of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Manihot, of the spurge family, as M. esculenta (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava,) cultivated for their tuberous roots, which yield important food products.
- a nutritious starch from the roots, the source of tapioca.
- Taino caçábi
- Spanish cazabe cassava bread or meal
- 1545–55
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cassava /kəˈsɑːvə/ n
Also called: manioc any tropical euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, esp the widely cultivated American species M. esculenta (or utilissima) (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava)- a starch derived from the root of this plant: an important food in the tropics and a source of tapioca
Etymology: 16th Century: from Spanish cazabe cassava bread, from Taino caçábi |