manioc
111mandioc — noun cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca • Syn: ↑bitter cassava, ↑manioc, ↑mandioca, ↑tapioca plant, ↑gari, ↑Manihot esculenta, ↑Manihot utilissima …
112Manihot — noun genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava • Syn: ↑genus Manihot • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑ …
113Agriculture — General …
114Recife —   Municipality   The Municipality of Recife From upper left: Old centre of Recife; Recife …
115List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas — This is a list of English language words borrowed from indigenous languages of the Americas, either directly or through intermediate European languages such as Spanish or French. † indicates a link to a definition of the word. It does not cover… …
116Columbian Exchange — Inca era terraces on Taquile are used to grow traditional Andean staples, such as quinoa and …
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119Ashanti Empire — Infobox Former Country native name = Asanteman conventional long name = Asante Union common name = Asante Empire continent = Africa region = West Africa country = Ghana event start = Founded year start = 1670 date start = event end = Dissolved… …
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