'Manihot' definitions:

Definition of 'Manihot'

From: WordNet
noun
Genus of economically important tropical plants: cassava [syn: Manihot, genus Manihot]

Definition of 'Manihot'

From: GCIDE
  • Manihoc \Man"i*hoc\, Manihot \Man"i*hot\, n. See Manioc. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'manihot'

From: GCIDE
  • Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and {Manihot Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also mandioc, manihoc, manihot.] [1913 Webster]