Cassava

  • 11cassava — [[t]kəsɑ͟ːvə[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Cassava is a South American plant with thick roots. It is grown for food. Syn: manioc 2) N UNCOUNT Cassava is a substance that comes from the root of the cassava plant and is used to make flour …

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  • 12cassava — /kəˈsavə / (say kuh sahvuh) noun 1. any of several tropical plants of the genus Manihot of the family Euphorbiaceae, as M. esculenta (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava), cultivated for their tuberous roots, which yield important food… …

  • 13cassava — n. 1 a any plant of the genus Manihot, esp. the cultivated varieties M. esculenta (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava), having starchy tuberous roots. b the roots themselves. 2 a starch or flour obtained from these roots. Also called… …

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  • 14cassava — noun Etymology: Spanish cazabe cassava bread, from Taino caçábi Date: 1555 any of several American plants (genus Manihot, especially M. esculenta) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their edible tuberous roots which yield a nutritious… …

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  • 15cassava — cas|sa|va [kəˈsa:və] n [U and C] [Date: 1500 1600; : Spanish; Origin: cazabe cassava bread , from Taino caçabi] a tropical plant with thick roots that you can eat, or the flour made from these roots …

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  • 16cassava — n American a. the female genitals. A euphemism used by men and heard in the 1980s. It may come from the Caribbean, where the cassava root is eaten as a staple. b. a woman, especially an available one. By extension from the more specific first… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 17cassava — [kə sα:və] noun 1》 a starchy tuberous root used as food in tropical countries but requiring careful preparation to remove traces of cyanide. 2》 the shrubby tree from which cassava is obtained, native to tropical America. [Genus Manihot: several… …

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  • 18cassava — cas•sa•va [[t]kəˈsɑ və[/t]] n. pl. vas 1) pln any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Manihot, of the spurge family, having tuberous roots 2) pln a nutritious starch from the roots, the source of tapioca • Etymology:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19cassava — valgomasis maniokas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Karpažolinių šeimos daržovinis, krakmolinis, maistinis, pašarinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Manihot esculenta), kilęs iš Brazilijos. Iš jo gaminami maisto priedai… …

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