manioc
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Also commonly known as yuca or manioc, cassava is a tuber crop native to South America.
The manioc plant shoots out stalks from four to six feet in height, with a number of large leaves at their upper extremities.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferOn these the manioc will be planted for two years and then new areas will be cleared in the same manner.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State | Marcus DormanMy wife had exerted herself in our absence to provide a good store of potatoes, and also of manioc root.
The Swiss Family Robinson | Johann David WyssAre you aware that a plant called manioc supplies the starchy food of about one-half the population of tropical America?
Falling in Love | Grant Allen
Maize, kidney-beans, manioc, sugar-cane and vines are cultivated; and in ordinary years grain is exported to the other islands.
British Dictionary definitions for manioc
manioca (ˌmænɪˈəʊkə)
/ (ˈmænɪˌɒk) /
another name for cassava (def. 1)
Origin of manioc
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