cassava starch
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cassava starch — noun a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics • Syn: ↑cassava, ↑manioc, ↑manioca • Hypernyms: ↑starch, ↑amylum • Substance Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cassava — Leaves(Also known as Tapioca in Kerala India) A manioc tuber … Wikipedia
Starch — Starch, CAS# 9005 25 8, chemical formula (C6H10O5)n is a polysaccharide carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose monosaccharide units joined together by glycosidic bonds. All plant seeds and tubers contain starch which is… … Wikipedia
Cassava — Cas sa*va (k[a^]s s[.a]*v[.a]), n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Haiti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; called also {manioc}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
starch — [stärch] n. [ME starche < sterchen, to stiffen < OE * stercan < stearc, rigid, stiff, akin to Ger stark, strong: see STARK] 1. a white, tasteless, odorless food substance found in potatoes, rice, corn, wheat, cassava, and many other… … English World dictionary
cassava — [kə sä′və] n. [Fr cassave < Sp cazabe < Taino casávi, cazábbi] 1. any of several tropical American plants, shrubs, and trees (genus Manihot, esp. M. esculenta) of the spurge family, having edible, starchy roots 2. this root or a starch… … English World dictionary
cassava — /keuh sah veuh/, n. 1. any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Manihot, of the spurge family, as M. esculenta (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava), cultivated for their tuberous roots, which yield important food… … Universalium
cassava — n. 1 a any plant of the genus Manihot, esp. the cultivated varieties M. esculenta (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava), having starchy tuberous roots. b the roots themselves. 2 a starch or flour obtained from these roots. Also called… … Useful english dictionary
cassava — noun Etymology: Spanish cazabe cassava bread, from Taino caçábi Date: 1555 any of several American plants (genus Manihot, especially M. esculenta) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their edible tuberous roots which yield a nutritious… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cassava — cas•sa•va [[t]kəˈsɑ və[/t]] n. pl. vas 1) pln any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Manihot, of the spurge family, having tuberous roots 2) pln a nutritious starch from the roots, the source of tapioca • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
