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noun
a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
a plant duct containing latex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: duct
History
From Latin latex (stem latic-) + -fer.
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