Tapioca n. : 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.

Example:
Will Minute Tapioca not work with vegan ingredients?

Taxonomy
Tapioca, casabe, pearls, Pearl tapioca, Sabudana, Tapioca Pearls, food, Tapioca chips, sticks, cassava, tapioca starch, dessert, bread, starch, Products, Tamil Nadu, bitter cassava, dishes.

Defination from the web:
tapioca most familiar to many people is pearl tapioca. ... 2.3.1 Indian Usage of Tapioca --- Kerala, Andhra, Gujarat, Maharashtra. 2.3.2 Tapioca Cultivation and usage in --- Tamil Nadu ...