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Manioc

Manioc

(Science: botany) The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.[Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.

Origin: pg. Mandioca, fr. Braz.


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