Tapioca
noun
1.
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
noun
1.
a beadlike starch obtained from cassava root, used in cooking as a thickening agent, esp in puddings
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