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Noun: bitter cassava  'bi-tu(r) ku'saa-vu
  1. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
    - manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima

Derived forms: bitter cassavas

Type of: casava, cassava