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laticifer

Meaning of "laticifer" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LATICIFER

From New Latin latic-latex + -fer.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LATICIFER

ləˈtɪsɪfə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LATICIFER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laticifer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LATICIFER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Laticifer

A laticifer is a type of elongated secretory cell found in the leaves and/or stems of plants that produce latex and rubber as secondary metabolites. Laticifers may be divided into: ▪ Articulated laticifers, i.e., composed of a series of cells joined together, or ▪ Non-articulated laticifers, consisting of one long syncytial cell. They are thought to have a role in wound healing and as defense against herbivory and are often used for taxonomy. Laticifers were first described by H. A. de Barry in 1877.

Definition of laticifer in the English dictionary

The definition of laticifer in the dictionary is a cell or group of cells in a plant that contains latex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LATICIFER

Apocrypha · aquifer · chafer · cipher · conifer · crucifer · cypher · decipher · differ · Haifa · knifer · lifer · lucifer · Potiphar · rotifer · sniffer · sypher · tref · UEFA · wafer

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LATICIFER

lathyrism · lathyritic · Lathyrus · lati · latices · laticiferous · laticlave · latifundia · latifundium · latigo · latilla · Latimer · latimeria · Latin · Latin alphabet · Latin America · Latin American · Latin Church · Latin cross · latin lover

WORDS THAT END LIKE LATICIFER

antilifer · buffer · chemin de fer · do-it-yourselfer · foraminifer · heifer · midlifer · offer · porifer · prefer · pro-lifer · refer · right-to-lifer · special offer · Spirifer · subwoofer · suffer · thurifer · transfer · umbellifer

Synonyms and antonyms of laticifer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laticifer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LATICIFER

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The translations of laticifer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laticifer» in English.
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乳管
1,325 millions of speakers
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laticifer
570 millions of speakers
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laticifer
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laticifer
380 millions of speakers
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laticifer
280 millions of speakers
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laticifer
278 millions of speakers
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laticífero
270 millions of speakers
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laticifer
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laticifères
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Latikifer
190 millions of speakers
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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Laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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लॅटीकिफ़र
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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laticifer
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Trends of use of laticifer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LATICIFER»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LATICIFER»

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Esau's Plant Anatomy: Meristems, Cells, and Tissues of the ...
FIGURE 17.18 Scanning electron micrograph of a mature articulated laticifer in rhizome cortex of Calystegia silvatica (Convolvulaceae). The turgid laticifer is packed full with spherical latex particles. Amyloplasts are plentiful in neighboring  ...
Ray F. Evert, 2006
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Integrative Plant Anatomy
Laticiferous Tissue System A restricted number o[ widely unrelated flowering plant families dM fiMHC- terized by the presence of a distinctive and specialized cell type known as a laticifer that contains a viscous, watery fluid called latex, which ...
William C. Dickison, 2000
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Tracking the Phylogeny of the Crotoneae with Comparative ...
The place where the vertical end wall joins the horizontal wall adjacent to the laticifer does not elongate radially at the same rate nor to the same total extent as the opposite side of the cell that is adjacent to normal ray cells, therefore there is  ...
Alex C. Wiedenhoeft, 2008
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An Introduction to Plant Structure and Development: Plant ...
(c) Scanning electron micrograph of an articulated laticifer and associated axial parenchyma cells (PAR) in the secondary phloem as seen in longitudinal section. Note the large perforations between this and a contiguous laticifer. The contents  ...
Charles B. Beck, 2010
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Poppy: The Genus Papaver
The two forms never exists simultaneously in the same laticifer and Dickenson and Fairbairn (1975) regarded them as different developmental stages. The juvenile form can possibly be characterized by osmiophilic granules which adhere to ...
Jeno Bernath, 2003
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Principles and Practices in Plant Ecology: Allelochemical ...
Comparison of exuded latex and laticifer shows that the intensity of latex emission is two to three fold more intensive than that of nondamaged laticifer. The latex fluorescence grows during the first 30 to 40 min after the beginning of exudation ...
. Inderjit, K. M. M. Dakshini, Chester L. Foy, 1999
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Comprehensive Natural Products II: Chemistry and Biology: 10 ...
10 Volume Set. Laticifer formation (a) (b) Digestion of cell wall between 2 young latex cells ylc ylc Rubber particles Anastomosis of 2 mature laticifers Ray parenchyma Figure 42 Gum exudates. Gum-producing trees, such as the cherry ...
‎2010
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Terpenes—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition
Laticifer-specific. cis-prenyltransferase. silencing. affects. the. rubber,. triterpene,. and. inulin. content. of. Taraxacum. brevicorniculatum. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Chemicals & Chemistry — New research on Terpenes is the ...
‎2013
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Breeding Plantation Tree Crops: Tropical Species: Tropical ...
13.11.3. Laticifer-Specific. Gene. Expression. Studies onrubber biosynthesis have gained momentum due to inquisitiveness tosyn- thesize artificial rubber. Genes responsible for the key enzyme for polymerisation of polyisoprenes – the rubber ...
Shri Mohan Jain, P.M. Priyadarshan, 2008
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Sustainable Solutions for Modern Economies
Regulation of active sucrose transport from phloem and parenchyma to laticifer vessels through medullar rays may explain such differences that could also be related to differences in carbohydrate reserves in the vicinity of the tapping cut.
Rainer Höfer, 2009

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LATICIFER»

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Really? Plants Have Vascular Systems?
HYDROCARBONS IN LATICIFER PLANTS can be source of biofuel · Blooming Botany (3B) · Recent advances in plant biotechnology: ... «Science 2.0, Aug 13»
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Out of the total land area of India, measuring 3,29 million ha. (mha …
150 Kumar, A. and Vijay N. (2004) Studies on Laticifer Development in Calotropis procera an Important Plant Yielding Hydrocarbon and ... «Science 2.0, Jul 10»
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