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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

farinosus

: cf. F.

farineux

Yielding farina;

as,

farinose

substances

(Bot. & Zool.)

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

farinose ‎(comparative more farinose, superlative most farinose)

Yielding or related to farina; as, farinose substances.
(botany, zoology) Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, like the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy.

farinose

farīnōse