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 |
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| Synonyms | cassava starch, manioc, manioca |
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| Broader (hypernym) | amylum, starch |
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| Substance meronym | tapioca |
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2. | cassava (plant) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca |
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| Synonyms | manioc |
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| Broader (hypernym) | root |
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| Part meronym | bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca plant |
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| Substance holonym | tapioca |
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3. | cassava (plant) any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch |
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| Synonyms | casava |
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| Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot dulcis, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, sweet cassava, tapioca plant |
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| Member meronym | genus Manihot, Manihot |
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