farinaceous

American  

[far-uh-ney-shuhs] / ˌfær əˈneɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.

2. containing or yielding starch, as seeds; starchy.

3. mealy in appearance or nature.

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farinaceous British  

/ ˌfærɪˈneɪʃəs /

adjective

1. consisting or made of starch, such as bread, macaroni, and potatoes

2. having a mealy texture or appearance

3. containing starch

   farinaceous seeds

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Etymology

Origin of farinaceous

From the Latin word farīnāceus, dating back to 1640–50. See farina, -aceous

Example Sentences

Baked spaghetti and macaroni dishes are almost impossible to make, because farinaceous foods are either unobtainable or rationed to near zero.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Pumblechook’s premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The colonel’s ponderous, farinaceous cheeks were tinted suddenly with glowing patches of enthusiasm.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; Ð so called from William Banting of London.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Tapioca, tap-i-ō′ka, n. a farinaceous substance obtained from cassava or manioc by drying it while moist on hot plates, so that the starch grains swell or burst, and the whole agglomerates in small lumps.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various