sterculia

[ stur-kyoo-lee-uh ]

/ stɜrˈkyu li ə /

noun

any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.

Origin of sterculia

1765–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin Stercul(us) a Roman deity supposed to have invented manuring (derivative of stercus manure, excrement) + ia-ia; from the fetid odor of the blossoms of certain species

Words nearby sterculia

stercoral abscess, stercoral fistula, stercoral ulcer, stercoricolous, stercoroma, sterculia, sterculiaceous, sterculia gum, stercus, stere, stereo

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Example sentences from the Web for sterculia

I have since ascertained that the tree is called the Sterculia foetida.
My First Voyage to Southern Seas|W.H.G. Kingston
Most important are the Elaeis guineensis, Sterculia acuminata and the wild coffee tree.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1|Various
It is said to be the product of Sterculia urens, a plant of the natural order Sterculiaceae.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various
Sterculia was frequent, and we collected a great quantity of its ripe seeds.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

The inner bark of Sterculia villosa is used for making ropes for timber-dragging purposes.
In the Andamans and Nicobars|C. Boden Kloss

British Dictionary definitions for sterculia

sterculia

/ (stɜːˈkjuːlɪə) /

noun

a dietary fibre used as a food stabilizer and denture adhesive. It is the dried gum tapped from the trunk and stems of the tree Sterculia urens, native to Central India and Pakistan

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单词	sterculia
释义	sterculia [ stur-kyoo-lee-uh ] / stɜrˈkyu li ə / noun any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood. Origin of sterculia 1765–75; <New Latin, equivalent to Latin Stercul(us) a Roman deity supposed to have invented manuring (derivative of stercus manure, excrement) + ia-ia; from the fetid odor of the blossoms of certain species Words nearby sterculia stercoral abscess, stercoral fistula, stercoral ulcer, stercoricolous, stercoroma, sterculia, sterculiaceous, sterculia gum, stercus, stere, stereo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sterculia I have since ascertained that the tree is called the Sterculia foetida. My First Voyage to Southern Seas\|W.H.G. Kingston Most important are the Elaeis guineensis, Sterculia acuminata and the wild coffee tree. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1\|Various It is said to be the product of Sterculia urens, a plant of the natural order Sterculiaceae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6\|Various Sterculia was frequent, and we collected a great quantity of its ripe seeds. Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia\|Ludwig Leichhardt The inner bark of Sterculia villosa is used for making ropes for timber-dragging purposes. In the Andamans and Nicobars\|C. Boden Kloss British Dictionary definitions for sterculia sterculia / (stɜːˈkjuːlɪə) / noun a dietary fibre used as a food stabilizer and denture adhesive. It is the dried gum tapped from the trunk and stems of the tree Sterculia urens, native to Central India and Pakistan Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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