fecula

[ fek-yuh-luh ]

/ ˈfɛk yə lə /

fecal matter, especially of insects.

foul or muddy matter; dregs.

Origin of fecula

< Latin faecula burnt tartar, dried lees of wine, equivalent to faec- (stem of faex; see feces) + -ula -ule

fecht, fecit, feck, fecking, feckless, fecula, feculent, fecund, fecundate, fecundation, fecundity

Fecula, fek′ū-la, n. starch obtained as a sediment by breaking down certain plants or seeds in water.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
By means of a rose, c, water is sprinkled over the entire surface of the sieve and separates the fecula from the fibrous matter.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 |Various
This mixture should be constantly stirred as otherwise the fecula will sink to the bottom.

A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products |F. B. Wright
It approaches more nearly to potato starch than to any other fecula, but its particles are larger.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. Simmonds

This fecula hangs together in chains, quite unlike the ordinary appearance of arrowroot when seen under the microscope.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom |P. L. Simmonds

fecula

/ (ˈfɛkjʊlə) /

starch obtained by washing the crushed parts of plants, such as the potato

faecal material, esp of insects

C17: from Latin: burnt tartar, appearing as a crust in wine, from faex sediment