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laticifer

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la·tic·i·fer  (l-ts-fr)
n.
A plant duct containing latex.

[Latin latex, latic-, fluid; see latex + -fer.]
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Noun1.laticifer - a plant duct containing latex
duct - a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls

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elastica both produce their rubber in the form of rubber particles in laticifers, a complex anastomasized cell system that forms pipes, which can then be tapped allowing latex to bleed out.
 
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