farinose

American  

[far-uh-nohs] / ˈfær əˌnoʊs /

adjective

1. yielding farina.

2. resembling farina; farinaceous.

3. covered with a mealy powder.

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farinose British  

/ ˈfærɪˌnəʊs, -ˌnəʊz /

adjective

1. similar to or yielding farina

2. botany covered with very short hairs resembling a whitish mealy dust

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Other Word Forms

• farinosely adverb

Etymology

Origin of farinose

First recorded in 1720–30, farinose is from the Late Latin word farīnōsus mealy. See farina, -ose ¹

Example Sentences

The secretion of a white, or bluish, waxy, or farinose substance from the surface of the body is as characteristic of this section as the nauseous odor is of the first.

From Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects by Riley, C. V.

Substipitate, elongated on one side, ear-shaped, subferruginous externally, farinose internally; base even.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

P. Acrid. 4-7 cm. exp. glabrous, even, pinkish buff, pale when dry; g. free, becoming brownish, at length remote; s. 5-7 cm. everywhere covered with white farinose down; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Other preparations of wheat somewhat similar in character are farinose, germlet, etc.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.