laticiferous
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.