manihot

3 definitions found

manihot - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Manihoc \Man"i*hoc\, Manihot \Man"i*hot\, n.
     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]

manihot - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Manihot
      n 1: genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava
           [syn: Manihot, genus Manihot]