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balanghoy [ba.lang.huy.] : cassava (n.)
Synonyms: binggala; kamoteng kahoy
Related words: alimukoy; binangkol

Derivatives of balanghoy


Glosses:
cassava
n. (substance)1. cassava, cassava starch, manioc, maniocaa starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.
~ tapiocagranular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings.
~ amylum, starcha complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles.
n. (plant)2. cassava, manioccassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca.
~ tapiocagranular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings.
~ bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, manihot esculenta, manihot utilissima, tapioca plant, manioccassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.
~ root(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground.
n. (plant)3. casava, cassavaany of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch.
~ genus manihot, manihotgenus of economically important tropical plants: cassava.
~ bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, manihot esculenta, manihot utilissima, tapioca plant, manioccassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.
~ manihot dulcis, sweet cassavaSouth American plant with roots used as a vegetable and herbage used for stock feed.
~ bush, shruba low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems.