n.
Pronunciation: k ə - ' sä-v ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Spanish cazabe cassava bread, from Taino caçábi
Date: 1555
: any of several American plants (genus Manihot, especially M. esculenta ) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their edible tuberous roots which yield a nutritious starch also : the root ― compare TAPIOCA 1