A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

farinaceus,-a,-um (adj.A): mealy, floury, starchy, containing starchy matter; of a mealy texture or odor; “having the texture of flour, as the albumen of Wheat” (Lindley); “containing starch; starch-like” (Fernald 1950);

- gleba pluricellulosa a peridio non separabilis candida immutabilis lactiflua demum farinacea, gleba (sporing tissue) many-celled from the peridium not separable pure white unchanging milky at length floury (Stearn).

- semina albumen farinaceum continentia, seeds containing a mealy albumen (endosperm); see albumen,-inis (s.n.III).

- sapore farinaceo, with a mealy taste.

- albumen corneum, massulis farinaceis quasi ruminatum (B&H), albumen horny (close and dense in texture), with starchy little masses as if ruminate (chewed).

- embryo nunc plus minus curvatus albumen farinaceum includens (B&H), the embryo sometimes more or less curved, enclosing a starchy albumen.

- e massa compacta subfarinacea constans (S&A), composed of a compact somewhat mealy mass.