- a tropical plant with many branches and long roots that you can eat木薯（热带植物，多枝长根，可食用）
- the roots of this plant, which can be boiled, fried, roasted or made into flour木薯块根（可制成木薯粉）Topics Foodc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Taino casávi, cazábbi, influenced by French cassave.