2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cassava \Cas"sa*va\ (k[a^]s"s[.a]*v[.a]), n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Haiti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also {manioc}. [1913 Webster] Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot utilissima}) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet ({Manihot Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable. [1913 Webster] 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cassava n 1: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics [syn: {cassava starch}, {manioc}, {manioca}] 2: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca [syn: {manioc}] 3: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch [syn: {casava}]
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