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Genus of economically important tropical plants cassava
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manihot
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Manihot is a genus of in the diverse milkspurge family , Euphorbiaceae . It was described as a genus in 1754. Species of Manihot are monecious trees, shrubs and a few herbs that are native to the Americas , from Arizona in the United States south to Argentina ...
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n. (context obsolete English) manioc
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Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ( Manihot utilissima , and Manihot Aipi ), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc , manihoc , manihot .]
Usage examples of manihot.
The Dutch and Portuguese can establish Manihot or Hancornia plantations in the drier parts of Africa or Asia.
Another food plant of enormous importance to tropical America in the present as well as in the past is Manihot utilissima, otherwise known as Manioc, Mandioca, or Yuca, from the tuberous root of which Cassava is prepared.
Brazilian Arrowroot, or Tapioca Meal, is obtained from Manihot utilissima (bitter) and M.