manioc

英['mæniɒk] 美['mæniɑːk]
  • n. 树薯;树薯粉
  • =mandioca.
manioca
  • mania n.狂热;癖好;[医]躁狂suf....狂;对...有过分的热情
  • maniac n.疯子;热衷者;躁狂者
  • maniacal adj.发狂的;狂热的=maniac.
  • manic adj.狂躁的
  • manichean n.摩尼教adj.摩尼教的;摩尼教徒的=Manichaean.
Noun:
  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