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manioc: see cassava cassava (kəsä`və) or manioc ..... Click the link for more information. . cassavaor manioc or yucaTuberous edible perennial plant (Manihot esculenta) of the spurge family, from the New World tropics. It is cultivated for its tuberous roots, from which cassava flour, breads, tapioca, a laundry starch, and an alcoholic beverage are derived. It has conspicuous, almost palmate (fan-shaped) leaves and fleshy roots. Different varieties range from low herbs through many-branched shrubs to slender, unbranched trees adapted to diverse habitats. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Agriculture is the main economic activity and produces maize, charcoal, firewood, vegetables, and leaves for packaging of manioc. No fresh vegetables and no potatoes, only local tubers like manioc, taro and plantains. Exporters know it's plenty hard to turn down the national pastime, like picanha or rump roast, the most famous cut, alongside a plate of farofa, which is made from manioc flour, and a nice cold caipirinha cocktail (that would be cachaca, a spirit, with lemon and sugar). |
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