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Definition of: excreta
(iks·krē′tə) noun plural
1. Physiol. All useless matter eliminated from the bodily system, especially that which has entered into the constitution of the body and is removed in urine or sweat.
2. Noxious or worthless matter generated in a plant body by destructive metabolism. [<NL <L <excernere. See EXCRETE.]
—ex·cre′tal adjective
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