mandioca vs Manihot esculenta

mandioca and Manihot esculenta both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

mandioca (noun)	Manihot esculenta (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