resiniferous

American

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

adjective

yielding resin.

resiniferous British

/ ˌrɛzɪˈnɪfərəs /

adjective

yielding or producing resin

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Etymology

Origin of resiniferous

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

Example Sentences

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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

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

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