1. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
   "Cassava starch is used to make tapioca pearls for bubble tea";
   - cassava starch, manioc, manioca
    
2. Cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
   "Cassava flour is a popular gluten-free alternative in baking";
   - manioc
    
3. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
   "cassava is a staple food in many tropical regions";
   - casava [rare]

Derived forms: cassavas

Type of: amylum, bush, root, shrub, starch

Part of: bitter cassava, gari, genus Manihot, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, manioc, tapioca, tapioca plant

Encyclopedia: Cassava