a. [f. L. amyl-um starch + -ACEOUS. Cf. mod. Fr. amylacé.] Of the character or nature of starch; starchy.
1830. Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot., 333. An amylaceous substance analogous to gelatine … exists in the form of pure starch or amylaceous fibre … in Cetaria islandica.
1881. Mivart, Cat, 166. Oleaginous and amylaceous substances, sugar, starch, and gum, are the two sets of non-nitrogenous foods.
