excretum

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excretum

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From Latin excrētum, neuter singular of excrētus.

noun excreta

singular singular of excreta Tannin is contained in many plants and parts of plants; it often occurs in the cells of growing parts, and is then apparently useful in the metabolism. It very often occurs as an excretum in the bark and elsewhere, and it is such parts that are chiefly used as sources of it for commercial purposes.
Similar: excrement, excretion

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@misc{excretum_2026,
  title = {excretum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/excretum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}