farinaceous

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Baked spaghetti and macaroni dishes are almost impossible to make, because farinaceous foods are either unobtainable or rationed to near zero.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Pumblechook’s premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The colonel’s ponderous, farinaceous cheeks were tinted suddenly with glowing patches of enthusiasm.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

The root is remarkably large and thick for so small a plant, and it contains a nutritious, farinaceous matter, much esteemed by the Indians for food.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

The starch which we eat in farinaceous and vegetable food cannot without water be converted into sugar.

From Popular Books on Natural Science For Practical Use in Every Household, for Readers of All Classes by Bernstein, Aaron David