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121starchiness — starch i*ness (st[aum]rch [ e]*n[e^]s), n. The quality or state of being starchy; stiffness in manners; formality. Syn: starchedness, starchness. [1913 Webster] …
122Starchness — Starch ness, n. The quality or state of being starched or starchy[5]; stiffness of manner; preciseness. Syn: starchedness. [1913 Webster] …
123Tuber — Tu ber, n.[L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to swell. Cf. {Tumid}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a thickened root stock. See Illust. of {Tuberous}. (b) A… …
124Yautia — Yau*ti a, n. [Native name in the Antilles.] In Puerto Rico, any of several araceous plants or their starchy edible roots, which are cooked and eaten like yams or potatoes, as the taro. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
125bitterroot — noun Date: 1838 a succulent herb (Lewisia rediviva) of the purslane family that grows in western North America and has starchy roots and pink or white flowers …
126blancmange — noun Etymology: Middle English blancmanger, from Anglo French *blanc manger, literally, white food Date: 14th century a usually sweetened and flavored dessert made from gelatinous or starchy ingredients and milk …
127breadfruit — noun Date: 1697 a round starchy usually seedless fruit that resembles bread in color and texture when baked; also a tall tropical evergreen tree (Artocarpus altilis) of the mulberry family that bears this fruit …
128buffalo gourd — noun Date: circa 1928 a perennial foul smelling cucurbit (Cucurbita foetidissima) of arid lands of the central and southwest United States and Mexico with a large starchy taproot and seeds rich in oil …
