- a tropical plant with many branches and long roots that you can eat木薯(热带植物,多枝长根,可食用)
- the roots of this plant, which can be boiled, fried, roasted or made into flour木薯块根(可制成木薯粉)Topics Foodc2
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Taino casávi, cazábbi, influenced by French cassave.