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Manihot
Subject h. Manihot Subject h. Manihot Entry terms maniok
kasaba
kasava
tapioka
ságo západoindickéEnglish X references Arrowroot, Brazilian
Brazilian Arrowroot
Cassava
Kasaba
Manioc
TapiocaScope note in English A plant genus of the family EUPHORBIACEAE that is perennial with conspicuous, almost palmate leaves like those of RICINUS but more deeply parted into five to nine lobes. It is a source of a starch after removal of the cyanogenic glucosides. The common name of Arrowroot is also used with Maranta (MARANTACEAE). The common name of yuca is also used for YUCCA. 
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