cassava

n. 木薯

學術名詞

• 木薯：植物學、農業、畜牧學、動物學、內分泌學
• 樹薯：植物學、畜牧學
• 葛薯：植物學

英文釋義

1. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
2. cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
3. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch