farinaceous

== English == === Alternative forms === farinacious (obsolete spelling) === Etymology === From Latin farinaceus (“relating to, or made from, flour”), derived from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌfæɹəˈneɪʃəs/ Rhymes: -eɪʃəs === Adjective === farinaceous (comparative more farinaceous, superlative most farinaceous) Made from, or rich in, starch or flour. Having a floury texture; grainy. 2007 May 22, Victoria Summerley, “It does us good to get our hands dirty”, in The Independent Online: 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === farina === Anagrams === neurofascia