farinaceous
Americanadjective
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consisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
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containing or yielding starch, as seeds; starchy.
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mealy in appearance or nature.
adjective
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consisting or made of starch, such as bread, macaroni, and potatoes
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having a mealy texture or appearance
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containing starch
farinaceous seeds
Etymology
Origin of farinaceous
From the Latin word farīnāceus, dating back to 1640–50. See farina, -aceous
Example Sentences
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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
The colonel’s ponderous, farinaceous cheeks were tinted suddenly with glowing patches of enthusiasm.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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
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
Quinoa, kē′no-a, n. a Chilian and Mexican food-plant, resembling some British species of chenopodium, cultivated for its farinaceous seeds.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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