Sago

Definition of Sago

Sa´go   Pronunciation: sā´gô
n.1.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.).
Portland sago
a kind of sago prepared from the corms of the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum).
Sago palm
a - (Bot.) A palm tree which yields sago
b - A species of Cycas (Cycas revoluta).
Sago spleen
(Med.) a morbid condition of the spleen, produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies looking like grains of sago.

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amylum, pearl sago, starch
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