Amylaceous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Amylaceous \Am`y*la"ceous\, a. [L. amylum starch, Gr. ?. See
     {Amidin}.]
     Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  amylaceous
       adj : resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amyloid}, {amyloidal},
              {farinaceous}]