cassava vs mandioc
mandioc vs cassavacassava and mandioc both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cassava | Yes | No | No | No |
| mandioc | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
mandioc is a hyponym of
cassava; that is, mandioc is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
cassava:
- cassava: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
- mandioc: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
Other hyponyms of cassava include
bitter cassava, gari, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca plant, Manihot dulcis, sweet cassava.
| cassava (noun) | mandioc (noun) |
|---|---|
| any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch | cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca |
| cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca | |
| 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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