Main Entry:

cas·sa·va

Pronunciation:

\kə-ˈsä-və\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Spanish cazabe cassava bread, from Taino caçábi

Date:

1555

: any of several American plants (genus Manihot, especially M. esculenta) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their edible tuberous roots which yield a nutritious starch ; also : the root — compare tapioca 1