- portland sago
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Portland arrowroot or Portland sago nounA farina prepared in the Isle of Portland from wake-robin tubers• • •Main Entry: ↑Portland
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Portland sago — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sago — Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sago palm — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sago spleen — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
portland arrowroot — noun or portland sago “ Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: from Isle of Portland, peninsula in southern England 1. : arum from the cuckoopint 2. : cuckoopint * * * … Useful english dictionary
Sago — Sago, gekörntes Stärkemehl aus dem Mark der ostind. Sagopalme (s. Metroxylon), seltener von Arten von Arenga (s.d.) und Cycas (s.d.) gewonnen, im südl. Asien allgemeines Nahrungsmittel; vielfach raffiniert als Perl S. Ein dem S. verwandtes… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Arum maculatum — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cycas revoluta — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cycas revoluta — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metroxylon Sagu — Sago Sa go (s[=a] g[ o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
