English Explanatory Dictionary

farinose

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Yielding or related to farina
  2. Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, like the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy

Word forms

farinose more farinose most farinose

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin farīnōsus, from Latin farīna. By surface analysis, farin(a) + -ose.

Antonyms

efarinose
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