sago Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun powdery starch from certain sago palms; used in Asia as a food thickener and textile stiffener

Malay. s&amac;gu.

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, atc.).