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1. tapioca
   [n] - granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
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2. tapioca
   edible product prepared from manioc starch Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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3. Tapioca
   Tap`i·o'ca noun [ Braz. tapioka : confer Portuguese , Spanish & French 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 pu...
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4. tapioca
   A starch from the root of Janipha manihot and other species of J. (family Euphorbiaceae), plants of tropical America; an easily digested starch, free of irritant properties. ... Synonym: cassava starch. ... Origin: Braz. Tipioca ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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5. tapioca
   noun granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings
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6. Tapioca
   • (n.) 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.
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7. tapioca
   a preparation of cassava-root starch used as a food, in bread or as a thickening agent in liquid foods, notably puddings but also soups and juicy ... [3 related articles]
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8. Tapioca
   Tapioca is a starchy granular foodstuff prepared from cassava and used in puddings. The name comes from the Brazilian word tipioca which translates as juice of cassava. The tapioca is obtained by pulping the root, washing it out and collecting the starch which is then dried on heated plates.
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9. tapioca
   tapioca (tăpēō'ku) , widely used starchy food, obtained from the fleshy root of the bitter cassava. Tapioca is sold in flake or flour form and as the pellet pearl tapioca. Tapioca flour is widely used in place of wheat flour in regions where it is grown, e.g., South and Central...
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10. Tapioca
    Tapioca is slang for temporarily penniless.
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11. Tapioca
    Tapioca is slang for temporarily penniless.
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12. Tapioca
    Tapioca (Manihot utilissina) is a perennial herb of the order Euphorbiaceae native to South America. It has a thick, fleshy spindle-shaped rootstock, from which arise knotted stems bearing alternate leaves which are deeply divided, resembling fingers, into seven lance-shaped lobes. Tapioca has yello...
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13. tapioca
    Type: Term Pronunciation: tap′ē-ō′kă Definitions: 1. A starch from the root of spurges of the genus Manihot (family Euphorbiaceae), plants of tropic America; an easily digested starch, free of irritant properties. Synonyms: cassava starch
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14. tapioca
    Granular starch used in cooking, produced from the cassava root
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15. tapioca
    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.
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16. Tapioca
    `Tapioca` is a starch extracted from the root of plant species Manihot esculenta. This species, native to the Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, and most of the West Indies, is now cultivated worldwide and has many names, including...
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17. Tapioca
    (framework) `Tapioca` is a free framework for Voice over IP and instant messaging. Its main goal is to provide an easy way for developing and using VoIP and IM services in any kind of application. It was designed to be cross-platform, lightweight, thread-safe, having mobile devices and applic...
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