Powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener
A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the
Noun
powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener
n.
A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much
used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also,
as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the
stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from
the Metroxylon Sagu; also from several cycadaceous plants (Cycas
revoluta, Zamia integrifolia, etc.).
Sago
A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan palm trees, but chiefly from the
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