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GUTTIFEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
guttiferous (not comparable)
(botany) Yielding gum or resinous substances.
(botany) Relating to a natural grouping of trees and shrubs (family Guttiferae, now Clusiaceae) that abound in resinous sap.
Source: Wiktionary
Gut*tif"er*ous, a. (Bot.) (a) Yielding gum or resinous substances. (b) Pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs (Guttiferæ) noted for their abounding in a resinous sap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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