noun. a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

"The principal form in which cassava is eaten in West Africa is as a fermented meal known as 'gari', while in Central and South America a product, 'farinha de manioca' which is similar to 'gari' except that much less fermentation occurs during its preparation, is very popular."

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