manioc

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca.

   “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.”

2. isim Cassava root, eaten as a food.

   “In the morning, after a frugal breakfast of coffee and manioc - we had to be economical of our stores - we held a council of war as to the best method of ascending to the plateau above us.”

3. isim A food starch prepared from the root.