laticiferous

[lat-uh-sif-er-uhs]

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adjective

Botany.

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

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

Cinenchyma, si-neng′ki-ma, n. laticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vessels.—adj.

Laticiferous ducts, Vessels of the Latex, or Milk-vessels are peculiar branching tubes which hold latex or milky juice in certain plants.

The index references for "Laticiferous" and "Milk-vessels" were changed from 138 to 135.

Tannins are also found in certain special structures, such as gland cells, cells of the pulvini, laticiferous tissues, etc.

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