frumentariousadj.
/fruːmənˈtɛːrɪəs/ rare.
Of or pertaining to corn.
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the world > food and drink > food > corn, cereals, or grain > [adjective]
frumentaceous1668
frumental1670
frumentarious1670
cerealiousa1682
grainy1755
cereal1818
cerealian1849
cerealic1881
the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > cereal, corn, or grain > [adjective]
frumentaceous1668
frumentarious1670
1670 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 3) Frumentarious, of or belonging to Corn.
1806 Syd. Smith in Mem. (1855) II. 24 Horner, the frumentarious philosopher.
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