Fecula

noun

1. Starch; any form of starch obtained as a sediment by washing in water the comminuted roots, grains, or other parts of plants. See starch.
2. The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called also amylaceous fecula.
3. The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.
4. Starchy sediment extracted from plants, especially those which are used as food.
5. excreta (especially of insects)