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Webster 1913 Edition
Tapioca
Tapˊi-o′ca
,Noun.
[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
.