What does starch mean?
• STARCH (noun) The noun STARCH has 1 sense: 1. 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 Familiarity information: STARCH used as a noun is very rare.