Farina \Fa*ri"na\, n. [L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley.] 1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. 2. (Bot.) Pollen. [R.] --Craig.
farina n : fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings