exudate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of exudate
Example Sentences
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In return, the plant roots produce an exudate that feeds the fungi.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022
She developed a shark repellent from an exudate of flatfish called the Red Sea Moses sole and taught sharks, once thought to be untrainable, to perform whole sequences of tasks.
From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2015
Presumably a similar queenly exudate inhibits all but a few of the soldiers in turn from developing into queens.
From Time Magazine Archive
He thinks about "the lovely turquoise exudate, electrical lichen," that forms around the poles of his car batteries.
From Time Magazine Archive
The leaves are exposed to the air and sunlight until an exudate appears on them and is reabsorbed.
From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by W. A. Brennan
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