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mandioc |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mandioc \Man"di*oc\, Mandioca \Man`di*o"ca\, n. (Bot.) See {Manioc}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {M. Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mandioc n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]
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