Manihot esculenta vs mandioca

Manihot esculenta and mandioca both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Manihot esculenta	Yes	No	No	No
mandioca	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Manihot esculenta and mandioca are synonyms defined as:

Manihot esculenta and mandioca: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca

Other synonyms of Manihot esculenta include bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, Manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca plant.

Manihot esculenta (noun)	mandioca (noun)
cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca	cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca