Sago

['seɪgəʊ] or ['seɡo]

Definition

(noun.) powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener.

Typist: Phil--From WordNet

Definition

(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.).

Inputed by Dan

Definition

n. a nutritive farinaceous substance produced from the pith of several East Indian palms.—n. Sā′go-palm.

Typed by Avery