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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