cassava

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cassava at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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.