farinose

[far-uh-nohs]

adjective

1. yielding farina.

2. resembling farina; farinaceous.

3. covered with a mealy powder.

farinose

/ ˈfærɪˌnəʊs, -ˌnəʊz /

adjective

1. similar to or yielding farina

2. botany covered with very short hairs resembling a whitish mealy dust

Other Word Forms

• farinosely adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of farinose¹

First recorded in 1720–30, farinose is from the Late Latin word farīnōsus mealy. See farina, -ose ¹