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cassava

noun

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

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Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
A
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
12

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noun

  1. Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

noun

  1. Cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca

noun

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

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