mandioc

3 definitions found

mandioc - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mandioc \Man"di*oc\, Mandioca \Man`di*o"ca\, n. (Bot.)
     See Manioc.
     [1913 Webster]

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]

mandioc - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mandioc
      n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
           stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
           drink) and tapioca [syn: bitter cassava, manioc,
           mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta
           , Manihot utilissima]