Fecula

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  • n. Starchy sediment extracted from plants, especially those which are used as food.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called also amylaceous fecula.
  • n. The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Starch; any form of starch obtained as a sediment by washing in water the comminuted roots, grains, or other parts of plants. See starch.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. excreta (especially of insects)
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