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cassava
Cassava is a South American plant with thick roots. It is grown for food. -
duplicity
deceitfulness in speech or conduct, as by speaking or acting in two different ways to different people concerning the same matter; double-dealing. Synonyms: deceit, deception, dissimulation, fraud, guile, hypocrisy, trickery. Antonyms: candidness, directness, honesty, straightforwardness. -
grub
the thick-bodied, sluggish larva of several insects, as of a scarab beetle. -
kava
a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family, the aromatic roots of which are used to make an intoxicating beverage. -
rhizotomy
the surgical section or cutting of the spinal nerve roots, usually posterior or sensory roots, to eliminate pain. -
rootball
a roughly spherical aggregate of roots and soil that is transplanted with a plant, especially a tree or shrub.