Cassava

(noun.) any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.

(noun.) cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca.

(noun.) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.

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• 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. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.

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