cassava vs sago

cassava

noun
  • Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots. 

  • Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca. 

sago

noun
  • A similar starch obtained from a palm-like cycad (Cycas revoluta) 

  • A powdered starch obtained from certain palms and used as a food thickener. 

  • Any of the palms from which sago is extracted. 

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