guttiferous

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

guttiferous (not comparable)

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

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