resin duct

noun

Botany.

1. a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, especially in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.

Word History and Origins

Origin of resin duct¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

I, cross-section of a leaf, × 20. fb. fibro-vascular bundle. r, resin duct.

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H, cross-section of a resin duct, × 150.

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