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