Man·di·oc Man·di·o·ca n. Bot. See Manioc.
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Ma·ni·oc n. Bot. The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and Manihot Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.]
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mandioc
n : cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
drink) and tapioca [syn: bitter cassava, manioc, mandioca,
tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot
utilissima]