farinose

 [far-uh-nohs]  

far·i·nose

   [far-uh-nohs]
adjective
1.
yielding farina.
2.
resembling farina; farinaceous.
3.
covered with a mealy powder.
Origin:
1720–30; < Late Latin farīnōsus mealy. See farina, -ose1

Related forms
far·i·nose·ly, adverb
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farinose (ˈfærɪˌnəʊs, -ˌnəʊz)
 
—adj
1.  similar to or yielding farina
2.  botany covered with very short hairs resembling a whitish mealy dust
 
'farinosely
 
—adv

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