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    CASSAVA STARCH

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropicsplay

    Synonyms:

    cassava; cassava starch; manioc; manioca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting substances

    Hypernyms ("cassava starch" is a kind of...):

    amylum; starch (a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles)

    Holonyms ("cassava starch" is a substance of...):

    tapioca (granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings)

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