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colletor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A multicellular trichome of a leaf or bud scale that produces a sticky secretion; a group or tuft of mucilaginous secretory hairs, usually found near the base of the leaf lamina and on the calyx.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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  • Colletors are found in members of the Apocynaceae and Asclepiadaceae families.

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