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Figure 20. — Cassava, manioc, or tapioca {Manihot esculenta) . 



nates the poisonous principle (in this case hydrocyanic acid) , 

 but with bitter cassava it is best to crush the root thoroughly 

 and wash the starchy mass with several changes of water. 

 Never eat bitter cassava raw, but only after it has been 

 thoroughly cooked. Local names: Kamote-kdhoy, kdsbi, 

 kasawe, mandioka, maniota, manoka, maniota-aipi, men- 

 dioka, ufi-ladu, yuka, ufiladu, ebae, kikohak, ketila, gddung- 



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