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The [[genus|generic]] name ''[[Manihot]]'' and the common name "manioc" both derive from the [[Guarani language|Guarani]] (Tupi) name ''mandioca'' or ''manioca'' for the plant.<ref name="SNP"/><ref>{{cite web |title=manioc (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/manioc|publisher=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> The specific name ''esculenta'' is Latin for 'edible'.<ref name="SNP">{{cite web |title=''Manihot esculenta'' Crantz |url=Manihot esculenta Crantz |publisher=Singapore National Parks |url=https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/2/2/2210 |access-date=7 July 2024 |quote=Genus Manihot is from the Tupi-Guarani name "manioca" which means cassava. Species esculenta means edible by humans.}}</ref> The common name "cassava" is a 16th century word from the French or Portuguese ''cassave'', in turn from [[Taíno]] ''caçabi''.<ref>{{cite web |title=cassava (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/cassava |publisher=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref> The common name "yuca" or "yucca" is most likely also from TainoTaíno, via Spanish ''yuca'' or ''juca''.<ref>{{cite web |title=yucca (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/yucca |publisher=[[Online Etymology Dictionary]] |access-date=7 July 2024}}</ref>