Mandioc \Man"di*oc\, Mandioca \Man`di*o"ca\, n. (Bot.) See {Manioc}.
mandioc 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}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]