sterculiaceous
/ (stɜːˌkjuːlɪˈeɪʃəs) /
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adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Sterculiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of plants that includes cacao and cola
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Word Origin for sterculiaceous
C18: via New Latin from Latin Sterculius god of manuring, from stercus dung, alluding to the odour of some species
Words nearby sterculiaceous
stercoral fistula, stercoral ulcer, stercoricolous, stercoroma, sterculia, sterculiaceous, sterculia gum, stercus, stere, stereo, stereoarthrolysis
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