cassava
     n 1: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava
          plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the
          tropics [syn: {cassava starch}, {manioc}, {manioca}]
     2: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and
        leaching; source of tapioca [syn: {manioc}]
     3: any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy
        roots yielding a nutritious starch [syn: {casava}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0