MANIOC
Scrabble letter values: M3A1N1I1O1C3 = 10
Definition
- noun a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant. — synonyms: cassava, cassava_starch, manioca
- noun cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching. — synonyms: cassava
- noun cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems. — synonyms: bitter_cassava, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca_plant, gari, Manihot_esculenta, Manihot_utilissima
Examples
- “the source of tapioca”
- “a staple food in the tropics”
- “source of tapioca”