| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles |
amylum
,
starch
|
| foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses |
cereal
,
food grain
,
grain
|
| concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water |
concentrate
|
| any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients |
concoction
,
intermixture
,
mixture
|
| fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain |
flour
|
| coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse |
meal
|
