n. A starchy food made from the cassava plant used in puddings.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. See cassava.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A farinaceous substance prepared from cassava by drying it while moist upon hot plates.
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n. granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
Word Usage
"I feel like I am spinning my wheels in tapioca here."