Ster*cu`li*a"ceous (?), a. [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.) 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.
Ster*cu`li*a"ceous (?), a. [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.) 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.
