starch vs cassava
cassava vs starchstarch and cassava both are nouns.
starch is a verb but cassava is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| starch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| cassava | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
cassava is a hyponym of
starch; that is, cassava is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
starch:
- starch: 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: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
Other hyponyms of starch include
arum, cassava starch, manioc, manioca, arrowroot, cornflour, cornstarch, sago, amyloid, Otaheite arrowroot, Otaheite arrowroot starch.
| starch (noun) | cassava (noun) |
|---|---|
| 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 | any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch |
| a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering | 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 |
| starch (verb) | cassava (verb) |
|---|---|
| stiffen with starch |
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