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Excreta (especially of insects)
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fecula
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (l en starch Starchy) (l en sediment) extracted from (l en plants), especially those which are used as (l en food).
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. excreta (especially of insects) [also: feculae (pl)]
Usage examples of fecula.
A fecula is washed from the abundant pith, which is chemically a starch, very demulcent, and more digestible than that of rice.
Scoriae, in a state of dust, like powdered pumice-stone, and grayish ashes as small as the finest feculae, were held in suspension in the midst of their thick folds.