cassava

Definitions

1. Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
   countable, uncountable
2. yucca plant
3. The root of this plant.
   countable, uncountable
4. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
   countable, uncountable
5. difficult, hard, often serious.
6. strict, severe in discipline.
7. smart and skillful.

Equivalents

Examples

“Jucca, ſive Yucca Peruana. The root whereof the bread Caſua, or Cazava is made.”

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