wound gum

English

Noun

wound gum (uncountable)

  1. (botany) A substance abundantly secreted in the vessels by the surrounding starch cells, closing the wound cavities.

References

  • 1900, Benjamin Daydon Jackson, A Glossary of Botanic Terms
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