CASSAVA

Definition of CASSAVA

  1. (noun)a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
  2. (noun)cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
  3. (noun)any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch