tapioca plant vs mandioc

tapioca plant and mandioc both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tapioca plant	Yes	No	No	No
mandioc	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tapioca plant and mandioc are synonyms defined as:

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

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

tapioca plant (noun)	mandioc (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