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

• Tropical starch (Var.)
• Tapioca plant
• Rootstock used in tapioca (Var.)
• Tapioca root
• Source of tapioca: Var
• Rootstock used in tapioca: Var.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
casava \casava\ n. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch. Syn: cassava.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch [syn: cassava ]