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Definition of Sago
1. Noun. Powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener.
Definition of Sago
1. 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.).
Definition of Sago
1. Noun. A powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener. ¹
2. Noun. Any of the palms from which sago is extracted. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sago
1. a tropical tree [n -GOS]
Medical Definition of Sago
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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, atc). Portland sago, a kind of sago prepared from the corms of the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum). Sago palm.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sago
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