n.; pl.feculæ [ L.faecula burnt tartar or salt of tartar, dim. of faex, faecis, sediment, dregs: cf. F. fécule. ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fecula
n 1: excreta (especially of insects)
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