cassava
/kəˈsɑːvə/noun
1
- mass noun the starchy tuberous root of a tropical tree, used as food in tropical countries but requiring careful preparation to remove traces of cyanide from the flesh木薯根。
1.1
- a starch or flour obtained from such a root木薯根淀粉、面粉。亦称MANIOC.
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- the shrubby tree from which this root is obtained, native to tropical America and cultivated throughout the tropics木薯。
2.1
- Genus Manihot, family Euphorbiaceae: several species, in particular bitter cassava (M. esculenta) and sweet cassava (M. dulcis).木薯属, 大戟科：数种, 尤指苦木薯（拉丁名M. esculenta）和甜木薯（拉丁名M. dulcis）。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Taino casávi, cazábbi, influenced by French cassave.