mandioc

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mandioc
    n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
         stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
         drink) and tapioca [syn: {bitter cassava}, {manioc},
         {mandioc}, {mandioca}, {tapioca plant}, {gari}, {Manihot
         esculenta}, {Manihot utilissima}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mandioc \Man"di*oc\, Mandioca \Man`di*o"ca\, n. (Bot.)
   See {Manioc}.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, 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]

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