Source : WordNet®

Manihot esculenta
     n : 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 utilissima}]