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
.
Related Words
amylum
,
pearl
sago
,
starch
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