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Definition of: sterculiaceous
(stûr·ky
′lē·ā′shəs) adjective Bot.
Designating or belonging to a family (Sterculiaceae) of chiefly tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees, including the cacao and the colanut tree. [<NL <L Sterculius, the deity of manuring <stercus dung]
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