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The Clue

Part of a food pyramid (8 letter answer)

The Answer

STARCHES

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Notes

The answer STARCHES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.

Related Clues

Food group
Food grouping
Pasta and such
Stiffens, in a way
Dietary taboo, for some

Definition

STARCH as a noun:

1. (starch, amylum) = a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

STARCH as a verb:

1. stiffen with starch; "starch clothes"