Tapioca

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a thickening for soups. ·see Cassava.

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tapioca
A substance much used in the United States for puddings and other culinary purposes. It is extracted...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.