Sentence:  [A] second kind of bread is made of the root, called <WSD>"Yucca</WSD>", which is bruised, and the juice, which is poisonous, expressed; it is then spread into broad thin cakes, and dried for use. In this shape it is called "cassava", and though much esteemed by the natives, to a European palate (except perhaps a Scotch one) seems harsh, insipid, and little nutritious. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The yuca (cassava).