laticifer

noun la·tic·i·fer \lā-ˈti-sə-fər\

Definition of LATICIFER

: a plant cell or vessel that contains latex

International Scientific Vocabulary latici- (from New Latin latic-, latex) + -fer

First Known Use: circa 1928

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