fecula Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun excreta (especially of insects)

WordNet

Fec"u*la noun
Etymology
L.faeula burnt tartar or salt of tartar, dim. of faex, faecis, sediment, dregs: cf. F. fécule.
Wordforms
plural FeculÆ
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913