pearl body
English
Noun
pearl
body
(
plural
pearl bodies
)
(
biology
)
A small,
lustrous
,
pearl
-like food body produced from the
epidermis
of
leaves
,
petioles
and
shoots
of certain
plants
, sought after by various
arthropods
and
ants
.
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