laticiferous
[ lat-uh-sif-er-uhs ]
adjectiveBotany.
bearing or containing latex.
Origin of laticiferous
1Words Nearby laticiferous
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How to use laticiferous in a sentence
On account of these movements in the latex, the laticiferous vessels have been denominated cinenchymatous.
Proserpina, Volume 1 | John RuskinCinenchyma, si-neng′ki-ma, n. laticiferous tissue, consisting of irregularly branching and anastomosing vessels.
Second layer of bark, or 'cellular envelope,' with laticiferous vessels.
Proserpina, Volume 2 | John RuskinThe index references for "laticiferous" and "Milk-vessels" were changed from 138 to 135.
The Elements of Botany | Asa Gray
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