fəˈrēnə also chiefly Brit -rīnə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, meal, flour, from far spelt — more at barley
1.
a. : a fine meal of vegetable matter (as cereal grains, nuts, or sea moss) used chiefly for puddings or as a breakfast cereal
b. : the coarsely ground bolted endosperm of wheats other than durum, free from fine flour and from bran
c. chiefly Britain : starch especially from the potato
2. : any of various powdery substances that suggest flour or meal: as
a. : the pollen of a plant — not now used technically
b. archaic : a pruinous coating on various plants and insects