For Oguamanam: The problem also extends to agricultural research — better manioc is underfunded. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
"We don’t want to find out that Ceren was unique in manioc cultivation," said Sheets. From Wordnik.com. [CU-Boulder Discovers First Ancient Manioc Fields in Americas | Impact Lab] Reference
Cassava, also known as manioc or yuca, is a tropical starchy staple of South American origin. From Wordnik.com. [The Gazette-Enterprise: News] Reference
Thailand, the world's leading exporter of cassava, which is also known as manioc, tapioca and yucca. From Wordnik.com. [International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions] Reference
One plant that can deliver problematic amounts of cyanide is cassava, also called manioc, tapioca or yuca. From Wordnik.com. [WUSTL Record: University News] Reference
Are you aware that a plant called manioc supplies the starchy food of about one-half the population of tropical America?. From Wordnik.com. [Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science] Reference
Cassava (also known as manioc or yuca, among other names) originated in South America, but most of the shrubs are now cultivated in Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Megan Baaske: How Cultures Around The World Consume Dangerous Foods Daily With No Worries] Reference
(CIAT): focuses on maize, beans, and casava (manioc). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
Peat reserves; binder (such as molasses or manioc flour). From Wordnik.com. [38. Micro-hydroelectricity potential in rural areas] Reference
Dried manioc pieces were ground to the size of 5 to 10 mm. From Wordnik.com. [12 Cassava Processing in Africa] Reference
The principal food of the people is manioc flour (tapioca). From Wordnik.com. [Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.)] Reference
There were yams also and a sort of dumpling made of manioc. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921] Reference
Cassava (manioc, yucca) A starchy root grown in the tropics. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 33] Reference
Crops sprayed that day totalled 375 acres of rice, manioc, and beans. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
Many studies of solid-state fermentation of manioc have been conducted. From Wordnik.com. [12 Cassava Processing in Africa] Reference
An acre of manioc is said to yield as much nutriment as six acres of wheat. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
Destroying numerous abandoned manioc groves which the Viet Cong use as food sources. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Ranch Hand]
Meyen states, "It is not possible sufficiently to praise the beautiful manioc plant.". From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
St. Lucia grows a considerable quantity of manioc; it exported of cassava flour in. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
I supplement my older ducks with manioc flour mixed with very little millet and corn. From Wordnik.com. [9: Domestic animals] Reference
Moreover, some food contains goitergenic factors: manioc and cruciferous (cabbage ...). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 14] Reference
Cassava (manioc) leaves contain 7 times as much protein and more vitamins than the root. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 18] Reference
Cassava (manioc) - Grown on the Pacific Islands and in parts of Southeast Asia and Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
In your country, it may be known by one of the following names: yuca, manioc, tapioca or mandioca. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 4] Reference
The farina of the manioc is almost the only kind of meal used in Brazil, at least in the north, near the equator. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
Ure (Dr.), on arrowroot manufacture, 347 on manioc starch, 368 on tannin in barks, 495 on indigo manufacture, 472. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
The thronging millions of Central Africa thrive on corn, nuts, bananas, peanuts, manioc, sweet potatoes and melons. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-First Annual Meeting Cedar Rapids, Iowa, September 17, 18, and 19, 1930] Reference
The manioc or cassava is cultivated in America, on both sides of the equator, to about latitude 30 degrees north and south. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
The economy is based on manioc cultivation and small farms, fishing for pirarucu and tambaqui, forest products and some hunting. From Wordnik.com. [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference
The manioc root, of which cassava bread is made, also grows abundantly here, and basket work is rather an important industry too. From Wordnik.com. [The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
Tapioca is another kind of starch, obtained from the root of the manioc plant, which is cultivated in most hot climates, in Asia. From Wordnik.com. [A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition.] Reference
Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The manioc plant, it appears, throws off stalks from four to six feet in height, with a number of large leaves at their upper extremities. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Ida Pfeiffer and Her Travels in Many Lands] Reference
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