exudate
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of exudate
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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 believes that: > The soldiers, acting as nurses to the larvae, suffuse them with their exudate, which prevents the development of more unnecessary soldiers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sometimes the nasal passage is obstructed by great masses of the necrosed exudate, thus causing extreme difficulty in breathing.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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