farinaceous

a. 谷粉制的, 粉状的, 含淀粉的 [医] 谷粉的, 含淀粉的

发音

其它 /ˌfæɹəˈneɪʃəs/

词形变化

more farinaceous 比较级 most farinaceous 最高级

别名

farinacious

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.

  2. 2.

    Having a floury texture or flavor; grainy; bready; breadlike.

    In the Great Pavilion, the nurserymen and women have been employing their dark arts, too; coaxing agapanthus into bloom two months early, cosseting iris with wads of strategically placed cotton wool or touching up the farinaceous, fan-shaped fronds of a Bismarck palm with face powder.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

gritty grainy granular amylaceous amyloid amyloidal coarse-grained granulose mealy starchlike

近义相关 3

harsh coarse starchy

词源

From Latin farinaceus (“relating to, or made from, flour”), derived from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”). By surface analysis, farin(a) + -aceous.

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