cassava

名词 cassava:

1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
   同义词：cassava starch, manioc, manioca
2. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
   同义词：manioc
3. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
   同义词：casava

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n.（名词）
A shrubby tropical American plant(Manihot esculenta) widely grown for its large, tuberous, starchy roots.
木薯：一种美洲热带灌木植物（木薯 可食用木薯属） ，以其块茎状、含淀粉的硕大根而广泛种植
The root of this plant, eaten as a staple food in the tropics only after leaching and drying to remove cyanide. Cassava starch is also the source of tapioca.Also called manioc
木薯根：该植物的根，经沥滤和晒干去除氰化物后，作为一种主要食物在热带地区食用。木薯粉也是食用淀粉的来源也作 manioc

来源：
Ultimately from Taino casavi [flour from manioc]
最终源自 泰诺语 casavi [木薯属植物制成的面粉]