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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. resembling starch;
[syn: starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous]

2. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency;
- Example: "granular sugar"
- Example: "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"
- Example: "it left a mealy residue"
[syn: farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Farinaceous \Far`i*na"ceous\, a. [L. farinaceus.]
   1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous
      diet.
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   2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds.
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   3. Like meal; mealy; pertaining to meal; as, a farinaceous
      taste, smell, or appearance.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

farinaceous
    adj 1: resembling starch [syn: starchlike, amylaceous,
           amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous]
    2: 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" [syn:
       farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular,
       granulose, gritty, mealy]