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Cassava Definition & Meaning

cassava
noun
  1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
  2. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
  3. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

"Cassava" in song lyrics

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  • "I'm the Black barber, little soy milk and cassava"
    Chief Kamachi — 24th Elder
  • "problems with eating cassava"
    AOL — AOL
  • "toxicity of cassava"
    AOL — AOL

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Frequently asked questions

What does cassava mean?
a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
What part of speech is cassava?
Cassava is a noun.
How many definitions does cassava have?
Cassava has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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