What is "mandioc"

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.]

n. (context obsolete English) manioc

n. cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca [syn: bitter cassava, manioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima]