Farinaceous
/ˌfæɹəˈneɪʃəs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.
"Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High-street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a corn-chandler and seedsman should be."
- 2 Having a floury texture; grainy.
"In the Great Pavilion, the nurserymen and women have been employing their dark arts, too; coaxing agapanthus into bloom two months early, cosseting iris with wads of strategically placed cotton wool or touching up the farinaceous, fan-shaped fronds of a Bismarck palm with face powder."
Adjective
- 1 composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency wordnet
- 2 resembling starch wordnet
Example
More examples"Many people practicing a gluten-free diet have trouble consuming enough farinaceous foods."
Etymology
From Latin farinaceus (“relating to, or made from, flour”), derived from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”).