1. Foods rich in carbohydrates, especially from grains and tubers
   "The dietitian recommended reducing starches in his diet"

1. A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
   "starch is a key component in many food products";
   - amylum
    
2. A commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
   "She added starch to the wash to give the collars extra crispness"
    
3. A stiff, formal manner; formality
   "The butler's starch was evident in his precise movements and speech"

1. Stiffen with starch
   "starch clothes"

Type of: food product, foodstuff, formulation, polyose, polysaccharide, preparation, stiffen

Encyclopedia: Starches