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, etc.).