| Farina | n. [ L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley. ] 1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Bot.) Pollen. [ R. ] Craig. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Farinaceous | a. [ L. farinaceus. ] 1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous diet. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Like meal; mealy; pertaining to meal; as, a farinaceous taste, smell, or appearance. [ 1913 Webster ] |
