cassava

cassava has 5 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also manioc.
• n.. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
• n.. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
• n.. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
• n.. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics