laticiferous

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adjective

Containing latex; applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found.

“laticiferous duct”

OriginLatin latex →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

adjectivelaticiferous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyContaining latex; applied to the tissue or tubular vessels in which the latex of the plant is found.

    laticiferous duct

    2 more examples

    laticiferous tube

    laticiferous vessels

Origin

  1. Latinlatex
  2. Englishlaticiferous

From Latin latex, laticis (“a liquid”) + -ferous.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laticiferous

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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