Starch - Definition
starch
n 1: 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 [syn: starch, amylum]
2: a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen
textile fabrics in laundering
v 1: stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"