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la·tic·i·fer (l

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n.

A plant duct containing latex.

[Latin latex, latic-, fluid; see latex + -fer.]

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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.

Biotechnological development of domestic rubber producing crops by Shintani, David K. / Rubber World

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