n. [ Malay. sāgu. ] 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.). [ 1913 Webster ]
Portland sago,
Sago palm. (Bot.)
Sago spleen (Med.),
n. [ F. sagouin(formed from the native South American name). ] (Zool.) A marmoset; -- called also