laticiferous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin latex, laticis (“a liquid”) + -ferous.
Adjective[edit]
laticiferous (not comparable)
- (botany) Containing latex; applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found.
- laticiferous duct
- laticiferous tube
- laticiferous vessels
References[edit]
- “laticiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.