CAssava Common name Cassava Scientific Name Manioth esculenta Other Common Names Aipim or mandioca (Brazil), muhogo (Swahili, Africa) manioc, yuca, tapioca or guacamote (Spanish), 木薯 (mù shǔ, Mandarin), umdumbula (Zulu,
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