Manihot

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Manihoc \Man"i*hoc\, Manihot \Man"i*hot\, n.
     See {Manioc}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.)
     The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {Manihot
     Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also,
     cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Manihot
       n : genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava
           [syn: {genus Manihot}]