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resin canal

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resin duct

–noun Botany.
a tube or duct in a woody stem or a leaf, esp. in conifers, lined with glandular epithelium that secretes resins.
Also called resin canal.


Origin:
1880–85
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resin canal  
n.  An intercellular tube lined with resin-secreting cells, found in the wood and leaves of many gymnosperms. Also called resin duct.
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