• (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceae) of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao (Theobroma Cacao) is the most useful plant of the order.
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<botany> Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceae) of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao (Theobroma Cacao) is the most useful plant of the order. ... Origin: NL. Sterculia, the typical genus, fr. L. Sterculius the deity that presided over manuring, from stercus dung. So called because one of the original speci...
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Ster·cu`li·a'ceous adjective [ New Latin Sterculia , the typical genus, from Latin Sterculius the deity that presided over manuring, from stercus dung. So called because one of the original species is fetid.] (Botany) Of or pertaining to a natural order ( Sterculiaceæ
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