Manihot
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- proper noun
- /məˈnɪhɒt/
- Specialized
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manihot
- International food researchers are discovering new ways to use Manihot esculenta (shown here as dried manioc): in packaged chips, fermented as beer, and as bread, cake, tapioca, biofuel, and medicine.
- Manihot esculenta
Examples
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It is the Spanish word for that South American root vegetable also known as manioc, cassava, Manihot esculenta, and in one of its processed forms, tapioca.
Academic text (1991) -
Tapioca is extracted from the root of the plant Manihot esculenta.
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Firstly, it happens that most of the major biotic constraints that seriously reduce cassava yields can be dealt with genetically through conventional breeding, that is, without having to venture outside the Manihot genome, the base cassava genome.
Academic text (2008) -
The starchy roots of Manihot are a vital food source in many tropical regions.
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Farmers in Africa rely on Manihot for its nutritious and versatile edible roots.
Compounds
- Specialized
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A tropical plant with a large starchy root used for food and to make flour
- Specialized
A South American plant with large roots that people eat and leaves that feed animals
- Specialized
A tropical plant with long edible roots that people use to make tapioca and flour
Surface Forms
Etymology
Manihot comes from a native South American name for the cassava plant, like mandioca, which refers to the 'starchy root' people eat. So the genus name reminds us that these plants are grown for their edible, starchy roots.