Adjective: farinaceous ,fer-u'ney-shus [N. Amer], ,fa-ru'ney-shus [Brit]
- Resembling starch
"The sauce had an unpleasant farinaceous consistency";
- starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal
- Composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
"The farinaceous coating on the mushroom's cap";
- coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy
See also: coarse, harsh, starchy
Encyclopedia: Farinaceous