guttiferous

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adjective

Yielding gum or resinous substance, especially said of trees and shrubs in family Guttiferae (now Clusiaceae) that abound in resinous sap.

OriginNew Latin guttifera ← Latin gutta →
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Meanings

adjectiveguttiferous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyYielding gum or resinous substance, especially said of trees and shrubs in family Guttiferae (now Clusiaceae) that abound in resinous sap.

Origin

  1. Latingutta“drop”
  2. New Latinguttifera“gum-bearing plant”
  3. Englishguttiferous

From guttifer + -ous, from New Latin guttifera (“gum-bearing plant”), from Latin gutta (“drop”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with guttiferous

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APA

guttiferous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guttiferous

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“guttiferous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guttiferous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guttiferous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guttiferous.

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