STERCULIACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

sterculiaceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or relating to the family Sterculiaceae (a former name for Malvaceae) of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical, including the cocoa plant.

Source: Wiktionary

Ster*cu`li*a"ceous, a. Etym: [NL. Sterculia, the typical genus, fr. L. Sterculius the deity that presided over manuring, from stercus dung. So called because one of the original species is fetid.] (Bot.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceæ) of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao (Theobroma Cacao) is the most useful plant of the order.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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