n. [ Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz. ] (Bot.) The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and Manihot Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [ Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics, Syn. manioca, manioc, cassava starch