Mandioc and Tapioca

Mandioc noun - Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.

Tapioca and mandioc are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tapioca" instead a noun "Mandioc".

Tapioca noun - Granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings.

Mandioc and tapioca are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Mandioc" with "Tapioca", this nouns are similar.