casava in English
noun
1
the starchy tuberous root of a tropical tree, used as food in tropical countries but requiring careful preparation to remove traces of cyanide from the flesh.
Common vegetables are cabbage, beans, mushrooms, carrots, cassava , sweet potatoes, onions, and various types of greens.
2
the shrubby tree from which cassava is obtained, native to tropical America and cultivated throughout the tropics.
Cultivated cassava has a higher rate of photosynthesis than is usual for C 3 plants and photosynthesis is not light saturated.
noun
- cassava starchmanioc
- manioc
Use "casava" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "casava" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "casava", or refer to the context using the word "casava" in the English Dictionary.
1. Bammy is made from Casava and sometimes substituted in Jamaica for bread
2. In addition to rice, the cooperatives also work with seeds used to make vegetable oil and casava products.
3. Factors for the great population growth include the impact of Dutch colonial rule including the imposed end to civil war in Java, the increase in the area under rice cultivation, and the introduction of food plants such as casava and maize that could sustain populations that could not afford rice.