Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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manioc | Yes | No | No | No |
amylum | Yes | No | No | No |
manioc (noun) | amylum (noun) |
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cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca | a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles |
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 |