fecula

2 definitions found

fecula - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

fecula - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fecula
      n 1: excreta (especially of insects)