farinaceous

farinaceous
Synonyms and related words:
botanic, branny, bulbous, cereal, chalklike, chalky, comminute, comminuted, crushed, detrital, detrited, disintegrated, dusty, efflorescent, fine, flaky, floury, fruitlike, fruity, furfuraceous, gone to dust, grated, ground, herbaceous, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby, impalpable, leguminose, leguminous, levigated, mealy, milled, pestled, plantlike, powdered, powdery, pulverant, pulverized, pulverulent, radicated, radiciform, radicular, reduced to powder, rhizoid, rootlike, scaly, scobicular, scobiform, scurfy, sharded, shredded, triturated, tuberous, vegetable, vegetal, vegetarian, vegetational, vegetative, weedy

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  • Farinaceous — Far i*na ceous, a. [L. farinaceus.] 1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous diet. [1913 Webster] 2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds. [1913 Webster] 3. Like meal; mealy; pertaining to meal; as, a farinaceous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • farinaceous — 1640s, from L.L. farinaceus, from farina (see FARINA (Cf. farina)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • farinaceous — [far΄ə nā′shəs] adj. [LL farinaceus < L farina: see FARINA] 1. containing, consisting of, or made from flour or meal 2. like meal 3. containing starch …   English World dictionary

  • farinaceous — miltingas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Turintis daug krakmolo (apie grūdus); sukrintantis lyg į miltus (apie bulves). atitikmenys: angl. farinaceous; mealy rus. мучнистый …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • farinaceous — adjective Date: 1646 1. having a mealy texture or surface 2. containing or rich in starch …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • farinaceous — adj. [L. farina, flour] 1. Mealy. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Has been used to describe powdery looking insect surfaces and wings; pulverulent; pollinose …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • farinaceous — /far euh nay sheuhs/, adj. 1. consisting or made of flour or meal, as food. 2. containing or yielding starch, as seeds; starchy. 3. mealy in appearance or nature. [1640 50; < L farinaceus. See FARINA, ACEOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • farinaceous — adjective a) made from, or rich in starch or flour b) having a floury texture; grainy …   Wiktionary

  • farinaceous — 1. Relating to farina or flour. 2. Starchy. * * * far·i·na·ceous .far ə nā shəs adj 1) containing or rich in starch 2) having a mealy texture or surface …   Medical dictionary

  • farinaceous — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. granular, starchy, mealy; see gritty …   English dictionary for students

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