Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
excreta (especially of insects);
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fecula
n 1: excreta (especially of insects)