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cassava的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [kəˈsɑ:və]
KK音标发音： [kəˈsɑvə]

cassava的词性：
n.（名词）

1. A shrubby tropical American plant (Manihot esculenta) widely grown for its large, tuberous, starchy roots.
木薯：一种美洲热带灌木植物（木薯 可食用木薯属） ，以其块茎状、含淀粉的硕大根而广泛种植

2. The root of this plant, eaten as a staple food in the tropics only after leaching and drying to remove cyanide. Cassava starch is also the source of tapioca.Also called manioc
木薯根：该植物的根，经沥滤和晒干去除氰化物后，作为一种主要食物在热带地区食用。木薯粉也是食用淀粉的来源也作 manioc

cassava的词源：

3. Ultimately from Taino casavi [flour from manioc]
最终源自 泰诺语 casavi [木薯属植物制成的面粉]