FECULA

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply breaking down the texture, washing with water, and subsidence. Especially:

2.
n.

The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called also amylaceous fecula. (b) The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.


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