Defn: A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; — called also manioc.
Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter (Manihot utilissima) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet (M. Aipi) is used as a table vegetable.
2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.
CASSAVA WOOD
Cas"sa*va wood`. (Bot.)
Defn: A West Indian tree (Turpinia occidentalis) of the family
Staphyleaceæ.
CASSEL BROWN; CASSEL EARTH
Cas"sel brown, Cas"sel earth .
Defn: A brown pigment of varying permanence, consisting of impure lignite. It was found originally near Cassel (now Kassel), Germany.
CASSE PAPER
Cas"se Pa"per. Etym: [F. papier cassé. See Cass.]
Defn: Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream.
CASSEROLE
Cas"se*role n. Etym: [F. a saucepan, dim. from casse a basin.]