sterculian.
/stəːˈkjuːlɪə/ 1. Botany. A genus of polypetalous plants (typical of the N.O. Sterculiaceæ); a plant of this genus.Most of the species are trees, and all contain mucilaginous gum; some have a fetid odour, whence the name.
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sterculia1771
sterculiad1846
1771 Encycl. Brit. III. 627 Sterculia.
1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. xxvi. 534 A kind of sterculia, which is the most common tree at Loanda.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1098/1 All the Sterculias contain mucilage.
2. Entomology. A beetle of the family Xantholinidæ.
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sterculia1874
1874 J. G. Wood Insects Abroad vi. 77 The Sterculias are readily known by their very peculiar shape.
Derivatives
sterculiˈaceous adj. Botany relating to the Sterculiaceæ.
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sterculiaceous1885
1885 Athenæum 26 Dec. 846/2 This sterculaceous [sic] tree is a native of the tropics.
1898 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Sterculiaceous.
sterˈculiad n. a sterculiaceous plant.
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sterculiad1846
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 361 Sterculiads..are chiefly remarkable for the abundance of mucilage they contain.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. at Bombax A genus of large soft-wooded trees belonging to the order of Sterculiads.
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