2. That which is feculent; sediment; lees; dregs.
FECULENCY
Fec"u*len*cy, n.
Defn: Feculence.
FECULENT
Fec"u*lent, a. Etym: [L. faeculentus, fr. faecula: cf. F. féculent.
See Fecula.]
Defn: Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with sediment or excrementitious matter; muddy; thick; turbid. Both his hands most filthy feculent. Spenser.
FECUND Fec"und, a. Etym: [L. fecundus, from the root of fetus: cf. F. fécond. see Fetus.]
Defn: Fruitful in children; prolific. Graunt.
FECUNDATE
Fec"un*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fecundated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fecundating.] Etym: [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See Fecund.]
1. To make fruitful or prolific. W. Montagu.
2. (Biol.)