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Manioc [\N] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. MA'NIOC

2. MAN'IPLE, noun [Latin manipulus, a handful. Qu. Latin manus and the Teutonic full.]

3. A handful.

4. A small band of soldiers; a word applied only to Roman troops.

5. A fanon, or kind of ornament worn about the arm of a mass priest; or a garment worn by the Romish priests when they officiate.

Manioc [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.

Manioc Encyclopedia Britannica

9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 15, p. 489
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