manioc
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of manioc
1560–70; < Tupi man ( d ) ioca; replacing manihot < Middle French < Guarani man ( d ) io
Example Sentences
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Manioc was common throughout Congo, and its starchy root kept millions from starvation.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
Nothing is so great an Argument that Wheat, Rice, Millet, and Manioc, are salutary and temperate, as their being used by whole Nations together.
From The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit by Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1721-1763
This grated Manioc is put in the Press in Sacks made of coarse Hemp, or Rushes, to get out the superfluous Moisture, which is not only unwholesome, but poisonous.
From The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit by Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1721-1763
Afterwards they plant Manioc in the empty Spaces, taking care not to come too near the Sticks.
From The Natural History of Chocolate Being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-Tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Vertues of its Fruit by Brookes, R. (Richard), fl. 1721-1763
Manioc will do this because it needs virtually nothing from the soil to construct itself with.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
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