- consisting or made of starch, such as bread, macaroni, and potatoes
- having a mealy texture or appearance
- containing starch: farinaceous seeds
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
far•i•na•ceous
(far′ə nā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj.
- Foodconsisting or made of flour or meal, as food.
- Food, Botanycontaining or yielding starch, as seeds;
starchy. - Botanymealy in appearance or nature.
- Latin farīnāceus. See farina, -aceous
- 1640–50
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farinaceous /ˌfærɪˈneɪʃəs/ adj
fa•ri•na /fəˈrinə/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Foodflour or meal made from cereal grains.
fa•ri•na
(fə rē′nə),USA pronunciation n.
- Foodflour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]starch, esp. potato starch.
- Latin farīna meal, flour, equivalent. to far emmer + -īna, feminine of -īnus -ine1
- Middle English 1350–1400
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