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laticifer

laticifer noun: a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.

Noun

laticifer (plural laticifers)

  1. a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.

laticifer meaning in Tamil

laticifer in Tamil

லட்டெக்ஸ் சுரப்பி

Forms of laticifer

plurallaticifers

Origin of laticifer

From Latin latex (stem latic-) + -fer.

Questions about laticifer

What does laticifer mean?
Laticifer means a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites.
What is laticifer in Tamil?
Laticifer in Tamil is லட்டெக்ஸ் சுரப்பி. See Laticifer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is laticifer?
Laticifer is a noun.
What is the plural of laticifer?
The plural of laticifer is laticifers.

Words near laticifer in the dictionary

  1. latibulizes
  2. latibulizing
  3. latibulum
  4. Latic
  5. latices
  6. laticifer
  7. laticiferous
  8. laticifers
  9. laticlave
  10. laticlaves
  11. laticostate

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