fecula

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fecula englannista suomeksi

Starchy sediment extracted from plants, especially those which are used as food.
(quote-book) Monandria Monogynia; (smallcaps) Marantaceæ; a plant, which is a native of South America and the West Indies, where it is largely cultivated in gardens and provision grounds. The tubers or roots are beaten into a pulp, stirred with cold water, removing the fibres with the hand; the milky juice is passed through a fine sieve, and the starch is allowed to subside in the strained fluid. The fecula is then washed, and dried without heat. This is the ''Arrowroot''.