manioc

manioc
Cassava Cas"sa*va (k[a^]s"s[.a]*v[.a]), n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Haiti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also {manioc}. [1913 Webster]

Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot utilissima}) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet ({Manihot Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable. [1913 Webster]

2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. [1913 Webster]


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  • MANIOC — Originaire du Venezuela, le manioc s’est répandu dans tous les pays de climat tropical humide et équatorial. C’est une plante de plaine qui nécessite des sols alluviaux riches; elle peut prospérer jusqu’à 1 000 mètres d’altitude, mais avec une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • manioc — MANIÓC s.n. Plantă erbacee tropicală, din ale cărei tubercule se extrage tapioca (Manihot esculenta); p.ext. tapiocă. [pr.: ni oc] – Din fr. manioc. Trimis de claudia, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  manióc s. m. (sil. ni oc), pl. manióci Trimis de… …   Dicționar Român

  • Manioc — Ma ni*oc, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {Manihot Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Manioc — Mandioka, Cassave, das aus der Wurzel der Manihot utilissima bereitete Mehl, ein Hauptnahrungsmittel im wärmeren Amerika; s. Euphorbiaceae …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • manioc — 1560s, from Tupi manioch, mandioca, name for the root of the cassava plant …   Etymology dictionary

  • manioc — [man′ē äk΄] n. [Fr < Tupí manioca] CASSAVA …   English World dictionary

  • Manioc — Feuilles de Manihot palmata …   Wikipédia en Français

  • manioc — maniokas statusas Aprobuotas sritis pašarai apibrėžtis Karpažolinių šeimos daugiamečio augalo valgomojo manioko (Manihot esculenta) šakniagumbis. atitikmenys: angl. manihot; manioc vok. Maniok pranc. manihot; manioc šaltinis Lietuvos Respublikos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • manioc — also mandioca noun Etymology: French manioc & Spanish & Portuguese mandioca, all ultimately from Tupi maniʔóka, mandiʔóka Date: circa 1554 cassava …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • manioc — (ma ni ok ; d après Legoarant, au mot janiphe, il serait mieux de dire ma gni oc) s. m. Arbrisseau d Amérique (jatropha manihot, L.), dont la racine sert à faire une sorte de pain qu on nomme cassave (famille des euphorbiacées). Le suc, reçu dans …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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