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| amyloid |
a starchy substance, as in food. [1/3 definitions] |
| cornstarch |
a fine, starchy flour ground from corn grains, used as a thickener for cooked foods or a source of industrial starch. |
| farinaceous |
containing much starch; starchy. [1/3 definitions] |
| plantain1 |
a fruit similar to but larger, firmer, and less sweet than the banana, usu. cooked as a starchy vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
| potato |
the starchy, edible tuber of this plant, which has a thin, usu. brown, yellow, or reddish skin. [1/3 definitions] |
| salep |
the starchy meal ground from the dried tubers of various orchids, used as food and, formerly, as a medicine. |
| silverfish |
a silver-colored, wingless household insect that feeds on starchy materials such as book bindings, wallpaper, and starched clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| taro |
either of two tuberous plants widely cultivated in the tropics, esp. in the South Pacific, for their starchy edible roots. |
| yam |
the edible starchy, tuberous root of a tropical climbing plant, or the plant itself. [1/2 definitions] |
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