[cas.sa.va] n [Sp cazabe cassava bread, fr. Taino cacabi] (1555): any of several plants (genus Manihot and esp. M. esculenta) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their fleshy edible rootstocks which yield a nutritious starch; also: the rootstock
CASSAVA
Meaning of CASSAVA in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012