Cassava vs. Yucca

Cassavanoun

Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

Cassavanoun

Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.

Cassavanoun

A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; - called also manioc.

Cassavanoun

A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.

Cassavanoun

a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

Cassavanoun

cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca

Cassavanoun

any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

Cassavanoun

the starchy tuberous root of a tropical tree, used as food in tropical countries.

Cassavanoun

starch or flour obtained from cassava.

Cassavanoun

the shrubby tree from which cassava is obtained, native to tropical America and cultivated throughout the tropics.

Cassava

Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names) is a woody shrub native to South America of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root, a major source of carbohydrates.

Yuccanoun

Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.

Yuccanoun

The yuca (cassava).

Yuccanoun

See Flicker, n., 2.

Yuccanoun

A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.

Yuccanoun

any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

Yucca

Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers.