cassava
cassava
[kəˈsɑːvə]
noun
[kəˈsɑːvə]
noun
- [mass noun]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
木薯根
■a starch or flour obtained from such a root
木薯根淀粉、面粉。 亦称 manioc - the shrubby tree from which this root is obtained, native to tropical America and cultivated throughout the tropics
木薯 - Genus Manihot, family Euphorbiaceae: several species, in particular bitter cassava (M. esculenta) and sweet cassava (M. dulcis)
木薯属，大戟科： 数种，尤指苦木薯（拉丁名M. esculenta）和甜木薯（拉丁名M. dulcis）
- mid 16th cent.: from Taino casávi, cazábbi, influenced by French cassave
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- suffixation n.加后缀，加词尾
- sufflate vt.<废>使膨胀,使得意,使（通货）膨胀,使充气
- suffocate vt.& vi.（使某人）窒息而死,（将某人）闷死,阻碍 vi.呼吸困难，窒息,受扼制,受阻（发展不了）
- suffocating adj.令人窒息的，憋气的 v.（使某人）窒息而死( suffocate的现在分词 ),（将某人）闷死,让人感觉闷热,憋气
- suffocatingly adv.令人窒息地
- suffocation n.窒息
- suffocative adj.喘不过气的，令人窒息的
- suffolk n.萨克福马（英国役马，矮壮，栗色），萨福克羊（英国种上等食用羊，无角，首、足皆黑色）
- suffosion n.管流现象
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