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Manihot utilissima

DEFINITIONS OF: Manihot utilissima

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

Synonyms:
Manihot esculenta, bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, manioc, tapioca plant
Type of:
casava, cassava
any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
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