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Cassava root

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Photo by David Monniaux, 2005.

Date created
2005
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This photograph copyright ©2005. Terms of use
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Original image housed by Wikimedia Commons

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  • Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony: First part of a North Carolina history text for secondary students, covering the land, American Indians before contact with Europeans, Spanish exploration, the Roanoke colony, and the Columbian Exchange. (Page 5.1)

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Cassava is a woody shrub of the genus Manihot grown in tropical and subtropical regions. The shrub produces a starchy, edible root that is a major source of carbohydrates for humans in many parts of the world.