- starch, amylum - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
--1 is a kind of polysaccharide, polyose
--1 has particulars:arum; cassava, cassava starch, manioc, manioca; arrowroot; cornstarch, cornflour; sago; amyloid; Otaheite arrowroot, Otaheite arrowroot starch