stercoratio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

stercŏrātĭo, ōnis, f. [stercoro],

a dunging , manuring , Varr. R. R. 2, 2, 12; Col. 2, 1 fin. ; 2, 16, 2; Plin. 18, 23, 53, § 192.