Fecula

2 definitions found

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) 2.0 [wn]:

  fecula
       n : excreta (especially of insects)
       [also: {feculae} (pl)]