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cassava

/kəˈsɑ.və/

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What does cassava mean?

noun

  1. Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
  2. The root of this plant.
  3. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.

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Cultivation of crops - rice, cassava, bananas, and sugarcane - are limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
Cultivation of crops - rice, cassava, bananas, and sugarcane - is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87
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I searched for the cassava root, which the Indians, in all that climate, make their bread of, but I could find none.
Daniel DefoeThe Life and Adventures of Robinson CrusoeProject Gutenberg ebook #521
Their hammocks, their reed mats, their pots for holding cassava and fermented maize, their bows and arrows, everything is arranged in the greatest order.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
Before each hut a woman presided over a boiling stew, while little cakes of plantain, and cassava puddings were to be seen on every hand.
Edgar Rice BurroughsTarzan of the ApesProject Gutenberg ebook #78