- 1. superl. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato. Source: opted
- 2. superl. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect. Source: opted
- 3. adj. containing meal or made of meal Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato. 2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect. Shak. Mealy bug (Zoöl.), a scale insect (Coccus adonidum, and related species), covered with a white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in hothouses. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 a. containing meal or made of meal Source: ecdict
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