A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains, especially wheat, used in cooking. She used farina to make a creamy breakfast porridge.
A fine, starchy powder obtained from potatoes or other vegetables, used as a thickening agent in cooking. The recipe called for a tablespoon of farina to thicken the soup.
A powdery or waxy coating found on the surface of certain plant leaves or the bodies of some insects. The fern’s fronds were covered with a yellow farina.