sweet cassava
noun
See under cassava(def 1).
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Definition for sweet cassava (2 of 2)
cassava
[ kuh-sah-vuh ]
/ kəˈsɑ və /
noun
any 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.
Origin of cassava
1545–55; < Spanish
cazabe cassava bread or meal < Taino
caçábi
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cassava
cassava sweet potato yamBritish Dictionary definitions for sweet cassava
cassava
/ (kəˈsɑːvə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for cassava
C16: from Spanish
cazabe cassava bread, from Taino
caçábi