laticiferous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of laticiferous
1825–35; < Latin latici- (stem of latex; see latex) + -ferous
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"On account of these movements in the latex, the laticiferous vessels have been denominated cinenchymatous."
From Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by John Ruskin
Cinenchyma, si-neng′ki-ma, n. laticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vessels.—adj.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Tannins are also found in certain special structures, such as gland cells, cells of the pulvini, laticiferous tissues, etc.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
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