laticifer

 [ley-tis-uh-fer]  

la·tic·i·fer

   [ley-tis-uh-fer]
noun Botany.
a tubular structure through which latex circulates in a plant.
Origin:
1925–30; < Latin latici- (stem of latex; see latex) + -fer
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Laticifer is always a great word to know.
So is bryophytes. Does it mean:
organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes
phylum of green, nonvascular, seedless plants comprised of true mosses, hornworts and liverworts
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laticifer (ləˈtɪsɪfə)
 
—n
botany a cell or group of cells in a plant that contains latex
 
[C19: from New Latin latic-latex + -fer]
 
laticiferous
 
—adj

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