Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tapioca"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tapioca \Tap`i*o"ca\, n. [Braz. tapioka: cf. Pg., Sp. & F.
tapioca.]
A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus
partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots
of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a
thickening for soups. See {Cassava}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tapioca
n : granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken
especially puddings
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