Cassava

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title: Cassava
text: Manihot esculenta, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca, is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions as an annual crop for its edible starchy tuberous root. Cassava is predominantly consumed in boiled form, but substantial quantities are processed to extract cassava starch, called tapioca, which is used for food, an
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description: Staple crop
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassava
date created: 2002-06-13T03:35:30Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T03:07:35Z
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