Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Farinose

Farinose , adjective

[Latin farinosus: compare French farineux.]

1.
Yielding farina; as, farinose substances.
2.
(Botany & Zoology) Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, as the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy.