Definition of cassava

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• cassava is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• cassava is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• cassava is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of cassava

• cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. manioc
• a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. cassava starch
  2. manioc
  3. manioca
• any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. casava

See definition of cassava in Merriam Webster