mandioca

Definitions of mandioca
  1. noun
    cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
    synonyms: Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, manioc, tapioca plant
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    type of:
    casava, cassava
    any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
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