Definition of "farinaceous" in English

adjective

1. Made from, or rich in, starch or flour.

2. Having a floury texture; grainy.

   • In the Great Pavilion, the nurserymen and women have been employing their dark arts, too; coaxing agapanthus into bloom two months early, cosseting iris with wads of strategically placed cotton wool or touching up the farinaceous, fan-shaped fronds of a Bismarck palm with face powder.