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fa·ri·na \fəˈrēnə also chiefly Brit -rīnə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin, meal, flour, from far spelt — more at barley 1. a. : a fine meal of vegetable matter (as cereal grains, nuts, or sea moss) used chiefly for puddings or as a breakfast cereal b. : the coarsely ground bolted endosperm of wheats other than durum, free from fine flour and from bran c. chiefly Britain : starch especially from the potato 2. : any of various powdery substances that suggest flour or meal: as a. : the pollen of a plant — not now used technically b. archaic : a pruinous coating on various plants and insects |