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1. cassava_starch
noun. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.
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2. cassava
noun. any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
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- cassava (English)
- cassave (Portuguese)
3. starch
noun. ['ˈstɑːrtʃ'] a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering.
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- starch (English)
- stearc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. starch
noun. ['ˈstɑːrtʃ'] a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.
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- starch (English)
- stearc (Old English (ca. 450-1100))