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resiniferous

American  
[rez-uh-nif-er-uhs] / ˌrɛz əˈnɪf ər əs /

adjective

  1. yielding resin.


resiniferous British  
/ ˌrɛzɪˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. yielding or producing resin

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of resiniferous

First recorded in 1665–75; resin + -i- + -ferous

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Aments terminal; leaves mostly opposite, of two forms, i.e., awl-shaped and loose, and scale-shaped, appressed-imbricated and crowded, the latter with a resiniferous gland on the back.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Leaves usually not at all resiniferous or glandular-dotted.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

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