farinose

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adjective

Yielding or related to farina

“a farinose substance”

Opposite
efarinose
OriginLate Latin farīnōsus ← Latin farīna →
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Meanings

adjectivefarinose (comparative more farinose, superlative most farinose)

comparative more farinose · superlative most farinose

  1. Yielding or related to farina

    a farinose substance

  2. biologyCovered with a sort of white, mealy powder, like the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
efarinose

Origin

  1. Latinfarīna
  2. Late Latinfarīnōsus
  3. Englishfarinose

Borrowed from Late Latin farīnōsus, from Latin farīna. By surface analysis, farin(a) + -ose.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

farinose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farinose

MLA

“farinose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farinose. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farinose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farinose.

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