Synonyms of cassava

Noun

1. cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca, starch, amylum

usage: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

2. cassava, manioc, root

usage: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca

3. cassava, casava, shrub, bush

usage: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

Definition and meaning of cassava (Dictionary)