amylaceous

American  

[am-uh-ley-shuhs] / ˌæm əˈleɪ ʃəs /

adjective

1. of the nature of starch; starchy.

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amylaceous British  

/ ˌæmɪˈleɪʃəs /

adjective

1. of or resembling starch

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Etymology

Origin of amylaceous

First recorded in 1820–30; amyl- + -aceous

Example Sentences

Some of the cryptogamic plants form considerable articles of commerce, particularly as food plants, affording gelatinous and amylaceous matter, and being useful in medicine and the arts.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

The fibers of cotton, flax, and ramie are examples of amylaceous cellulose, that is to say, these fibers are converted into starchy matter by treatment with the last-named acid.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various

If cold water be poured on this ligneous flour, enclosed in a linen bag, it becomes milky, and considerable pressure and kneading is required to express the amylaceous or starchy part of it.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

By interrupting the blossoming, nature is obliged to carry elsewhere the saccharine or amylaceous matter, which would accumulate in the flowers of the maguey and in the fruit of the Mauritia.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Ross, Thomasina

The saccharine, or amylaceous substances constitute the most abundant of the proximate constituents of plants.

From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir