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laticifer

American

[ley-tis-uh-fer] / leɪˈtɪs ə fər /

noun

Botany.

a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.

laticifer British

/ ˌlætɪˈsɪfərəs, ləˈtɪsɪfə /

noun

botany a cell or group of cells in a plant that contains latex

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Other Word Forms

laticiferous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of laticifer

1925–30; < Latin latici- (stem of latex; see latex) + -fer

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