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| cas·sa·va [ kə svə ] |
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1. edible root of plant: a large thick-skinned tuber that is poisonous when raw and untreated but like the potato when boiled. Use: as a vegetable in many tropical countries, as a source of tapioca.
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2. tropical plant with edible root: a tropical plant that produces cassava. Latin name Manihot esculenta.
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| [Mid-16th century. < Taino casávi] |
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