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CASSAVA STARCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
Synonyms:
cassava; cassava starch; manioc; manioca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cassava starch" is a kind of...):
amylum; starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)
Holonyms ("cassava starch" is a substance of...):
tapioca (granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings)
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