Definitions
Cassava, a tropical plant grown for its starchy edible root.
Word origin
From French manioc, through Portuguese mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka. Doublet of manihot.
Used in a sentence
“Manioc, the main subsistence crop of Amazonia, is planted entirely from cuttings, which are inserted into mounds hoed up in the spaces left between the logs and the stumps.”
“Manioc was first reported being grown on the mainland in 1635 at the Portuguese post at Bissau.”
“Manioc gives the highest yield of starch per hectare of any known crop; some 90% of the fabric of the crop can be regarded as potentially fermentable carbohydrate.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Cassava plant”6 letters
02“Cassava root”6 letters
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