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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
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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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