laticiferous

English

Etymology

From Latin latex, laticis (“a liquid”) + -ferous.

Adjective

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

“laticiferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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