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Webster 1913 Edition

Farinose

Farˊi-nose′

,

Adj.

[L.

farinosus

: cf. F.

farineux

.]

1.

Yielding farina;

as,

farinose

substances

.

2.

(Bot. & Zool.)

Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, as the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy.