Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.]
(Bot.)
The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi),
from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.
[Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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