Found 2 items, similar to fecula.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fecula
fecula
n : excreta (especially of insects)
[also:
feculae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fecula
Fecula
\Fec"u*la\, n.; pl.
Fecul[AE] [L.faecula burnt tartar
or salt of tartar, dim. of faex, faecis, sediment, dregs: cf.
F. f['e]cule.]
Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply
breaking down the texture, washing with water, and
subsidence. Especially:
(a) The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called
also
amylaceous fecula.
(b) The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.
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