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English noun: cassava

1. cassava (substance) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics


Synonymscassava starch, manioc, manioca


Broader (hypernym)amylum, starch


Substance meronymtapioca

2. cassava (plant) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca


Synonymsmanioc


Broader (hypernym)root


Part meronymbitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca plant


Substance holonymtapioca

3. cassava (plant) any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch


Synonymscasava


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Narrower (hyponym)bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot dulcis, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, sweet cassava, tapioca plant


Member meronymgenus Manihot, Manihot









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