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Latex

A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation.

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Caoutchouc 76% connected

A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia…

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India rubber 76% connected

See Caoutchouc.

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Rubber 76% connected

One who, or that which, rubs.

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Exudate 76% connected

To exude.

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Exudation 76% connected

The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded.

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