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laticiferous

American  
[lat-uh-sif-er-uhs] / ˌlæt əˈsɪf ər əs /

adjective

Botany.
  1. bearing or containing latex.


Etymology

Origin of laticiferous

1825–35; < Latin latici- (stem of latex; see latex) + -ferous

Example Sentences

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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 Ruskin, John

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 Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred

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

Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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