FARINACEOUS

farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy

(adjective) composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; “granular sugar”; “the photographs were grainy and indistinct”; “it left a mealy residue”

starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous

(adjective) resembling starch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

farinaceous (comparative more farinaceous, superlative most farinaceous)

Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.

Having a floury texture; grainy.

Anagrams

• neurofascia

Source: Wiktionary


Far`i*na"ceous, a. Etym: [L. farinaceus.]

1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous diet.

2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds.

3. Like meal; mealy; pertainiing to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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