manioc

n. 木薯、木薯粉

木薯澱粉

學術名詞

• 樹薯：植物學、畜牧學
• 木薯：畜牧學、植物學
• 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. cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca