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manioc

noun
🔊/ˈmæniɒk/
🔊/ˈmæniɑːk/
(also cassava)
[uncountable]
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  1. 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）
  2. 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
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from French, from Tupi manioca.